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• Journies or Journeys? What is the Plural Form of Journey?
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• Updated May 6, 2023

Have you ever been on a journey? Maybe you’ve been on more than one journey in your life. But what is the plural of journey, is it journies or journeys?

Let’s take a look at the correct plural form for “journey”.

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Journies or Journeys?

Journeys is the correct plural form of journey, journies is a common spelling mistake. For words that end with a vowel and a consonant you just need to add “s” at the end to create the plural form. The word “journey” ends with a vowel and a consonant, “ey”. Therefore, we just need to add “s” to the end of “journey” to make it into its plural form, “journeys”. This is why the plural of journey is “journeys” not “journies”.

Note: There is a different rule for pluralizing words that end with the letter “y” after a consonant, such as the word “country”. In this case, we transform the “y” into “ie” and add “s” to make the word plural. So, “country” becomes “countries”.

Definition of journeys

Journeys is plural for journey which means the act of traveling from one place to another. “Journey” can also mean a set of experiences that someone has over a period of time, which changes them in some way. You can therefore go on different types of journeys! In both of these cases, “journey” is used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

Journeys meaning (noun)

A journey is an act or process of traveling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle. It can also be referred to as a trip. “Journey” can also be used to describe a set of experiences someone has over time that affects or changes them in some way. For example, you can go on a spiritual journey to learn more about yourself.

Here are some examples of journeys as a noun in a sentence:

• The backpackers planned to take multiple journeys across the country during their year-long trip.
• As a travel blogger, she documented her journeys to various exotic locations around the world.
• The explorers’ journeys through uncharted territories brought them face-to-face with many unexpected challenges.
• The museum exhibit showcased the artistic journeys of several influential painters from the 20th century.
• After several journeys and a long flight, I was happy to arrive home .
• My journeys as an entrepreneur have been characterized by many ups and downs, but each experience has taught me valuable lessons and helped me grow both personally and professionally.

Journeys meaning (verb)

As a verb, journeys is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb “journey.” To journey means to travel, often to a faraway place.

Here are some examples of journeys as a verb in a sentence:

• He journeys to different countries in search of new adventures.
• As the sun sets over the horizon, the ship journeys into the open sea.
• She journeys to the mountains every summer to escape the heat of the city.

Synonyms of journey

As you can probably imagine, because “journey” refers to traveling somewhere it has several synonyms. Here are some synonyms for “journey”, in the noun form:

Wishing someone a safe journey

You would typically wish someone a safe journey when they are about to embark on a trip or travel to a new destination. It is a way of saying goodbye, expressing good wishes, and hoping that the person has a safe and pleasant journey, free from harm or trouble. It is often accompanied by other well-wishes such as “Have a great trip” or “Travel safely”. You may also hear people use “ safe travels “. However, we don’t use “safe journeys” in this context, it is always “safe journey”.

Conclusion: Our journeys continue

Remember, if you want to pluralize the word “journey” we add an “s” at the end to make it “journeys”. It does not become “journies” . This is because “journey” ends with a vowel and a consonant, “ey”. In such cases, we just need to add an “s” at the end of the word to make it plural.

So, I hope that clears it up which is correct out of journies and journeys, and with that, I wish you well on your continued journeys through the English language!

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31 Quotes About The Journey

It has been said that the journey is more important than the destination. I think that is true. So, throw off the bow lines and start yours with these inspirational quotes.

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Whenever he was en route from one place to another, he was able to look at his life with a little more objectivity than usual. It was often on trips that he thought most clearly, and made the decisions that he could not reach when he was stationary. Paul Bowles

It is better to travel well than to arrive. Buddha

The best journeys in life are those that answer questions you never thought to ask. Rich Ridgeway

Destination means death to me. If I could figure out a way to remain forever in transition, in the disconnected and unfamiliar, I could remain in a state of perpetual freedom. David Wojnarowicz

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what’s in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that. Norton Juster

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. Le Guin, Ursula

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu

To travel is to take a journey into yourself. Danny Kaye

The journey not the arrival matters. T. S. Eliot

On a journey of a hundred miles, ninety is but half way. Chinese Proverb

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. Greg Andersen

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. Jack Kerouac

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. William Hazlitt

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. Tim Cahill

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Henry Ward Beecher

We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust

The only journey is the one within. Rainer Maria Rilke

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. Steinbeck, John

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you. George Whitefield

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all. William Buckley Jr

Life’s a journey, not a destination. Steven Tyler

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. Izaak Walton

The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. Steve Maraboli

We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey. Franklin, John Hope

You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are. Joss Whedon

Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. Christina Rossetti

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life. Pythagoras

Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me. Bob Marley

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. Charles Dudley Warner

Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves. Carol Pearson

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77 Positive and Inspiring Journey Quotes

Embark on a journey of a lifetime with these inspiring journey quotes. Life’s a thrilling ride, filled with ups and downs.

It’s about braving the storms and cherishing time spent with loved ones.

So whether your path is spiritual, an exciting travel adventure, or just starting something new in life, let these quotes fuel your spirit for exploration and discovery.

Journey quotes to begin your path towards greatness

1. “Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is.” – Lisa

2. “The journey is never ending. There’s always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.” – Antonio Brown

3. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

4. “Sometimes its more about the journey than the destination.” – Jamal Crawford

5. “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe

6. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

New journey quotes to inspire your success

7. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

8. “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

9. “Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin

10. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

11. “Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more matrure.” – Manoj Bajpayee

12. “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

Life is a journey quotes

13. “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith

14. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

15. “Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.” – Lolly Daskal

16. “Life is a journey that have a lot of different paths, but any path you choose, use it as your destiny.” – Unknown

17. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Maraboli

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18. “Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. “Everyday you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

20. “Every day is a journey and the journey itself is home.” – Matsuo Basho

21. “Everybody has their own story; everything has their own journey.” – Thalia

Enjoy the journey quotes

22. “Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.” – Marshall Sylver

23. “Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.” – Benedict Cumberbatch

24. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better everyday. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

25. “Enjoy the journey, the destination will come.” – Verghese

26. “Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.” – Joyce Meyer

27. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber

28. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey

29. “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.” – Chanda Kochar

30. “Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.” – Matt Biondi

31. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

32. “I haven’t been everywhere but its on my list.” – Susan Sontag

33. “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.” – Les Brown

Inspirational journey quotes

34. “You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward.” – Aubrey O’Day

35. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” – Pope Francis

36. “There’s no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.” – Phillipa Soo

37. “I’m different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I’m thinking about what I’m going to do tomorrow. It’s as if my journey is everlasting, and there is no finish line.” – David Goggins

38. “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust

39. “Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me.” – Bob Marley

40. “We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” – Earl Nightingale

41. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs

42. “If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.” – Enoch Powell

Motivational journey quotes 

43. “Make voyages. Attempt them. There’s nothing else.” – Tennessee Williams

44. “Gotta take that adventure in order to understand your journey.” – Jennifer Pierre

45. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

46. “The beauty of my journey is that it’s always been pretty unpredictable, so stay tuned.” – Andreja Pejic

47. “The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot

48. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

49. “The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.” – Unknown

50. “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” – Theodore Roosevelt

51. “The harder you work from something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Sudhashree Acharya

52. “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy

53. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – ILHQ

54. “When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – Rumi

Positive journey quotes

55. “You may only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

56. “Every day you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

57. “Stay positive. Better days are on their way.” – Unknown

58. “Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.” – Ralph Marston

59. “You make a life out of what you have, not what you’re missing.” – Kate Morton

60. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” – Richie Norton

61. “Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

62. “Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.” – Asha Tyson

63. “And suddenty you know…It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

64. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

65. “Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama

66. “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

67. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer

Journey of life quotes

68. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins

69. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

70. “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

71. “You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.” – Erica Jong

72. “If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” – Dan Rather

73. “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

74. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life.” – Germany Kent

75. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

76. “Our lives are the journey we take to find our true selves!” – Alyssa Gonzalez

77. “Your braver than you believe, stronger that you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

Which of these journey quotes were your favorites?

We all have the potential within us to be great.

But greatness isn’t about luck. It’s a choice.

We must choose to succeed and take steps towards it.

Remember, the path to success is a journey, not a quick leap.

Let these quotes inspire you to stay focused on your goals and dreams, no matter what obstacles get in your way along the path.

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The Hero’s Journey: 12 Steps That Make Up the Universal Structure of Great Stories

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At some in your writer's life, you've probably come across the term Hero's Journey. Maybe you've even studied this guide for storytelling and applied it to your own books—and yet, something about your own application felt off. You wanted to learn more, but didn't know where to start.

Maybe you needed a resource that would simplify the hero's journey steps and all the other major details instead of complicate them.

The Hero's Journey is as old as humanity itself. And through history, this single story form has emerged over and over again. People from all cultures have seemed to favor its structure, and its familiar types of characters (archetypal hero, anyone?), symbols, relationships, and steps.

If you want to build or strengthen your writing career and win a following of many happy readers, you want this particular tool in your writer's toolbox.

Let's dive in.

Need help applying The Hero's Journey to your story outline and manuscript? Download this free Hero's Journey worksheet now!

Why I Love the Hero's Journey (And You Will, Too)

Like many, I grew up loving Star Wars. I especially loved the music and bought the soundtracks at some point in middle school. When my parents weren't home and I had the house all to myself, I'd slip one of the CDs into my stereo, crank the volume up, and blast the London Symphony Orchestra. I even pretended I was conducting the violins and timpani myself.

I know it's nerdy to admit. But we love what we love, and I love the music of great movies.

In a way, the Hero's Journey is like a soundtrack. It follows familiar beats and obeys age-old principles of human emotion. We can't necessarily explain why a piece of music is so beautiful, but we can explain what it does and simply acknowledge that most people like it.

As I've come to understand Joseph Campbell's groundbreaking monomyth theory, commonly known as the Hero's Journey, I've fallen deeper and deeper in love with it.

But it's important to make sure you know what it is, and what it isn't.

The Hero's Journey isn't a formula to simply follow, plugging in hackneyed characters into cliched situations.

It's not “selling out” and giving up your artistic integrity

The Hero's Journey is a set of steps, scenes, character types, symbols, and themes that tend to recur in stories regardless of culture or time period. Within these archetypes are nearly infinite variations and unique perspectives that are impacted by culture and period, reflecting wonderful traits of the authors and audiences.

Also, the Hero's Journey is a process that your reader expects your story to follow, whether they know it or not. This archetype is hard-wired into our D.N.A. Let's look at how to use it to make your own stories stronger.

How to Use This Hero's Journey Post

In the beginning, there were stories. These stories were told by mothers, soldiers, and performers. They were inscribed on the walls of caves, into tablets of stone, and on the first sheets of papyrus.

This is how the Hero's Journey was born.

In this post, I'll walk you through the Hero's Journey twelve steps, and teach you how to apply them into your story. I'll also share additional resources to teach you some other Hero's Journey essentials, like character archetypes, symbols, and themes. By the end of this post, you'll be able to easily apply the Hero's Journey to your story with confidence.

And don't skip out on the practice exercise at the end of the post! This will help you start to carve out the Hero's Journey for your story with a practical fifteen minute exercise—the best way to really retain how the Hero's Journey works is to apply it.

Table of Contents: The Hero's Journey Guide

What is the Hero's Journey?

Why the Hero's Journey will make you a better writer

The Twelve-Step Hero's Journey Structure

• The Ordinary World
• The Call to Adventure
• The Refusal of the Call
• Meeting the Mentor
• Crossing the Threshold
• Trials, Allies, and Enemies
• The Approach
• The Road Back
• The Resurrection
• Return With the Elixir

5 Essential Hero's Journey Scenes

A Guide to Structuring Your Hero's Journey

Bonus! Additional Hero's Journey Resources

• 5 Character Archetypes
• 5 Hero's Journey Symbols
• 5 Hero's Journey Themes

What Is the Hero's Journey?

The Hero's Journey is the timeless combination of characters, events, symbols, and relationships frequently structured as a sequence of twelve steps. It is a storytelling structure that anyone can study and utilize to tell a story that readers will love.

First identified and defined by Joseph Campbell, the Hero's Journey was theorizied in The Hero With a Thousand Faces . Today, it has been researched and taught by great minds, some including Carl Jung and Christopher Vogler (author of The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers ).

This research has given us lengthy and helpful lists of archetypes , or story elements that tend to recur in stories from any culture at any time.

And while some archetypes are unique to a genre, they are still consistent within those genres. For example, a horror story from Japan will still contain many of the same archetypes as a horror story from Ireland. There will certainly be notable differences in how these archetypes are depicted, but the tropes will still appear.

That's the power of the Hero's Journey. It is the skeleton key of storytelling that you can use to unlock the solution to almost any writing problem you are confronted with.

Why the Monomyth Will Make You a Better Writer

The Hero's Journey is the single most powerful tool at your disposal as a writer.

But it isn't a “rule,” so to speak. It's also not a to-do list.

If anything, the Hero's Journey is diagnostic, not prescriptive. In other words, it describes a story that works, but doesn't necessarily tell you what to do.

But the reason you should use the Hero's Journey isn't because it's a great trick or tool. You should use the Hero's Journey because it is based on thousands of years of human storytelling.

It provides a way to connect with readers from all different walks of life.

This is why stories about fantastical creatures from imaginary worlds can forge deep emotional connections with audiences. Hollywood knows this, and its best studios take advantage. As an example, The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien, contains mythical creatures like elves and hobbits. Yet it is Frodo's heroic journey of sacrifice and courage that draws us to him like a magnet.

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50 best quotes to inspire you on your journey towards success.

Achieving success is a process, not an event. It’s a journey , and journeys are more often than not, long and rife with difficulties and unexpected challenges. The great news is, if you’re currently struggling with your dreams and goals at the moment, you can take comfort in the knowledge that it is all part of the process. With that having been said, we are publishing this list of uplifting quotes to inspire you on your journey towards success.

So, if you’re looking for some inspiring quotes to encourage you on your journey of success, then let’s dive into these inspiring success journey quotes.

MOST INSPIRING JOURNEY TO SUCCESS QUOTES

1. “Success is not a destination, it’s a journey” – Zig Ziglar

2. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins

3. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Maraboli

4. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and the little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey

5. “Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.” – Winston Churchill

“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.” – Winston Churchill

6. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley

7. “Not everyone will understand your journey, and that’s okay, because you are here to make progress, not to make everyone understand.” – Success Journey Quote

8. “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe

9. “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo

10. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

11. “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

12. “It’s all about the journey not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis

13. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser

14. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber

15. “Success is a journey. The best form of transport is happiness.” – Roy Smoothe

“Success is a journey. The best form of transport is happiness.” – Roy Smoothe

16. “Don’t expect anyone to understand your journey, especially if they’ve never walked your path.” – Anonymous

17. “The journey towards success is not always easy or upwards.” – Eugine Bouchard

18. “Patience, persistence and perspirations make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill

19. “To me, the best part of success, is the journey!” – Latif Mercado

20. “Failure is often part of the journey to success.” – Anonymous

“Failure is often part of the journey to success.” – Anonymous

21. “Life’s too short not to enjoy the journey to success. And success starts with taking care of yourself. We only get one chance at life—why not reach our fullest potential? – Jim Rohn

22. “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” – Success Journey Quote

23. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

24. “I use pain to push me to greatness.” – Eric Thomas

25. “Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.” – Mia Hamm

“Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.” – Mia Hamm

26. “You know you are on the right track when you have no interest in looking back.” – Anonymous

27. “In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme.” – Aliko Dangate

28. “The end of a journey means that start of another one.” – Anonymous

29. “There are no secrets to success. [Success] is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

30. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

31. Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” – Matsuo Basho

32. “There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.” – Willie Nelson

33. “Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” – Anonymous

34. “Achievement seems to be connected with action . Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton

35. “Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” – Tim Fargo

“Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” – Tim Fargo

36. “Your life journey is about learning to become more of who you are and fulfilling the highest, truest expression of yourself as a human being.” – Oprah Winfrey

37. “Sometimes the longest journey we make is sixteen inches from our heads to our hearts.” – Elena Avila

38. “When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home.” – Rumi

39. “Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you’re on the journey. But you’ve got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.” – Usher

40. “Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation.” – Mark Twain

“Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation.” – Mark Twain

41. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Anonymous

42. “Success is in the journey, but the reward is the view from the top.” – Larry Stevens

43. “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself .” – Lolly Daskal

44. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

45. “I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.” – Anonymous

“I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.” – Anonymous

46. “Peace is the best journey. Happiness is the best destination.” – Ragu

47. “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

48. “Success for me isn’t a destination it’s a journey. Everybody’s working to get to the top but where is the top? It’s all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up.” – Rihanna

49. “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

50. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can .” – Arthur Ashe

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

Bonus Success Journey Quote

Bonus: Alright, here is our last quote to inspire you on your journey to success.

“Stay Patient and Trust The Journey.”

Final Thoughts

You’ve made it to the end of our success journey quotes list and we hope you are a little more inspired than when you arrived. If you enjoyed a quote or two, please share them with someone who could use a few encouraging words on their journey towards success.

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If you’re in need of a few words of encouragement or some helpful life goes on quotes, then this page is for you.

Life constantly throws curve balls. Setbacks and major challenges are a part of life. But sometimes, no matter how much we prepare ourselves for those obstacles, they still have the ability to devastate our lives and derail our best plans. And they do, especially for those who are slow to embrace their setbacks, and realize that life always goes on.

With that said, we know that the best way to get back on track and moving towards our better brighter futures quickly, is to keep looking forward, to stay optimistic, and to continually embrace the fact that life goes on. As such, we’ve pulled together this powerful list of Life Goes On quotes to help people stay inspired and hopeful for the promise of a better future.

So, if you are currently experiencing any setbacks in your life, or if things have been looking bleak lately, allow some of these Life Goes On quotes to convince you that your better future is just around the corner, because it is…..

Best Life Goes On Quotes

1. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” – Robert Frost

2. “Life is like the waves on the ocean, it keeps going.” – Anonymous

3. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho

4. “Things change. Stuff happens. Life goes on.” – Elizabeth Scott

5. “Removing someone out of your life can hurt like a knife but sometimes, it may be the only way for you to survive.” – Mouloud Benzadi

6. “No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.” – Maya Angelou

7. “To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.” – Dave Plezer

8. “Sometimes you’re flush and sometimes you’re bust, and when you’re up, it’s never as good as it seems, and when you’re down, you never think you’ll be up again, but life goes on.” – George Jung

9. “When you lose what you love, remember to stay strong. Look out the window and remember life goes on.” – Drew Chadwick

10. “I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.” – Abraham Lincoln

11. “You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.” – Oprah Winfrey

12. “Regardless of how it goes down, life goes on.” – Rick Ross

13. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

14. “Remember, whether you choose to move on or stay stuck in the past, life goes on!” – Billy Cox   

15. “We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.” – William Arthur Ward

16. “Mistakes do happen and life goes on.” – Sourav Ganuly

17. “Life goes by too quickly. So laugh, love, and try new things. Forgive, forget and don’t hold grudges.” – Anymous

18. “We take nothing away and we put nothing back, we pass by and we forget; And the sun is always punctual every day.” – Alberto Caeiro

19. “Life goes on, even when you think it can’t. Even when you don’t especially want it to.” – Jan Strand

20. “Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself.” – Jose Ortega Gasset

21. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca

22. “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Herman Hesse

23. “Life goes on, but the scars remain.” – Lil Wayne

24. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

25. “You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up — and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.” – Vince Lombardi

26. “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Life Goes On Quote

27. “Keep moving forward.” – Walt Disney

28. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama

29. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu

30. “Life goes on if you’re one of the lucky ones.” – Judy Blume

31. “It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on.” – Thomas Wilder

32. “This moment is but another chance to change your life. Cease brooding about the past, realize that life will go on, and go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” – Anonymous

33. “There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela

34. “Do something today for a better tomorrow.” – Anonymous

35. “ It’s never too late  to be who you might have been.” – George Eliot

36. “People change and things go wrong but just remember life goes on.” – Mac Miller

37. “God gave us rain to remind us that life will not always be sunny but it will keep going on.” – Anonymous

38. “If something does go wrong, here is my advice… keep calm and carry on.” – Maira Kalman

39. “I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on. Oh, I’m just a girl, trying to find a place in this world.” – Taylor Swift

40. “There’s no time for regrets. You’ve just got to keep moving forward.” – Mike McCready

41. “Even though we have been hurt, we must find a way to get through it, life goes on whether we want it to or not. The world keeps turning no matter how bad we feel. This is why we have to learn how to bounce back and keep moving forward.” – Rashida Rowe

42. “If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

43. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.” – Charles Kettering

44. “Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti

45. “Everyday is the opportunity for a better tomorrow.” – Hugh Laurie

46. “Life goes on, and one should look ahead and not backward.” – Sonali Bendre

47. “If you’re not okay, that’s okay. It will happen sometimes. But you have to tell yourself that things will be better tomorrow. Eve if they’re not better tomorrow, keep telling yourself they will be. Because eventually, tomorrow will be better .” – Sam Miller

48. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” – Allen Saunders

49. “You can’t stop living just because it hurts. Life goes on and so should you!” – Anonymous

50. “Morning will come, it has no choice.” – Marty Rubin

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51. “It’s always darkest before the dawn. So hold on to hope and be strong because it doesn’t last forever this darkness.” – Astrid Alauda

52. “It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts.” – Jim Rohn

53. “One thing always sure. Life goes on with you or without you, no matter how much you have seen.” – Lalita Tademy

54. “As life goes on, the more you allow any negativity to consume your thoughts, the less room you have for positivity to enter them.” – Demi Lovato

55. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey

56.  “Head up. Shoulders back. Tomorrow is a new day.” – Anonymous

57. “Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.” – Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe

58. “We cannot control the wind but we can adjust our sails.” – Anonymous

59. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

60. “Tomorrow the sun will rise on all your doubts.” – Marty Rubin

61. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli

62. “Life isn’t about waiting around for things that happen tomorrow. It’s about what we do right now while were alive!” – Anonymous

63. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E Cummings

64. “Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will continue.” – Germany Kent

65. “Life goes on. People move on, but God remains on your side.” – Gift Gugu Mona

66. “Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay alive.” – Moïra Fowley-Doyle

67. “You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

68. “Empires collapse, civilizations disappear, health deteriorates, and bodies turn to ash, but life will always go on” – Mouloud Benzadi

69. “The biggest thing I’ve learned is to smash my own spiders and get on with my day. There will be another!” – Hoda Kotb

70. “In the end, we all become stories.” – Anonymous

71. “There’s always tomorrow and it always gets better.” – Ariana Grande

72. “If you fail today there is always tomorrow to try again. You always have that second chance tomorrow.” – Avina Celeste

73. “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can .” – Anonymous

74. “Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard

75. “Mistakes happen and life goes on.” – Sourav Ganguly

76. “Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.” – Dan Brown

77. “Note to self: Nobody is worth stressing over. Move on, leave people behind and go find yourself. The world is your. Life goes on.” – Anonymous

78. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” – Guy Finley

79. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Roy T. Bennett

80. “You can’t turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.” – Mel Gibson

81. “The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.” – Patrick Swayze

82. “Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.” – Anonymous

83. “Don’t forget you’re simply human. It’s okay to have a meltdown, just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed. Life goes on.” – Anonymous

84. “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” – Steve Maraboli

85. “The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

86. “Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. But most of the time, it’s both.” – Lana Lang

87. “As long as you’re still alive, you always have the chance to start again.” – Emily Acker

88. “Be strong, because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it never rains forever.” – Anonymous

89. “Be strong, because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it never rains forever.” – Anonymous

90. “Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that, so no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it.” – Tupac Shakur

91. “Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” – Kevin Hart

92. “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” – Germany Kent

93 . “… of all things this was the saddest, that life goes on: if one leave’s one’s lover, life should stop for him, and if one disappears from the world, then the world should stop, too: and it never did. And that was the real reason for most people getting up in the morning: not because it would matter but because it wouldn’t.” – Truman Capote

94. “One day the world stopped without any warning, spring didn’t know how to wait, showed up not even a minute late.” – BTS

95. “Nothing is permanent. Not even the end of the world.” – Isaac Marion

96. “The sky is blue, the grass is green and life will go on.” – Aly Aubrey

97. “I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.” – David Livingston

98. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them — that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

99. “There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitus

100. “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach

Bonus Life Goes on Quote

Bonus: Here is our last and final Life Goes on Quote. We hope it will inspire you to shake off your past, and look forward to the promise of a better future:

 “Stop Acting As If Life Is A Rehearsal. Live This Day As If It Were Your Last. The Past Is Over And Gone. The Future Is Not Guaranteed.” – wayne dyer –

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Dream chasing is not for the faint of heart. Not only does it take massive courage to reach for the dreams and goals that many shrug off as impossible, but it also takes grit, tenacity, and an almost god-like will power to see things through. Indeed, success demands the overcoming of obstacles. And having and handful of powerful quotes to inspire you to keep moving forward against all odds is wise. As such, we’ve decided to publish the best The Obstacle Is The Way quotes to inspire you to succeed in the face of failure.

So, if you’re a fellow dreamer, or an aspiring high achiever, these inspiring words will keep you going strong. And if you’re ready to get started, let’s dive in.

50 Best Quotes From The Obstacle is The Way

1. “It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress you’ve decided to lay siege to in your own life—that’s persistence.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

2. “To argue, to complain, or worse, to just give up, these are choices. Choices that more often than not, do nothing to get us across the finish line.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

3. “Failure shows us the way—by showing us what isn’t the way.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

4. “You know what’s better than building things up in your imagination? Building things up in real life.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

5. “ Uncertainty and fear are relieved by authority. Training is authority. It’s a release valve.” – Ryan, Holiday The Obstacle is The Way

6. “Remember that this moment is not your life, it’s just a moment in your life.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

7. “He knew that to aim low meant to accept mediocre accomplishment. But a high aim, if things went right, create something extraordinary.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

8. “Like Earhart, Rommel knew from history that those who attack problems and life with the most initiative and energy usually win .” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

9. “We talk a lot about courage as a society, but we forget that at its most basic level it’s really just taking action—whether that’s approaching someone you’re intimated by or deciding to finally crack a book on a subject you need to learn.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

10. “Genius often really is just persistence in disguise.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

11. “It doesn’t matter whether this is the worst time to be alive or the best, whether you’re in a good job market or a bad one, or that the obstacle you face is intimidating or burdensome. What matters is that right now is right now.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

12. “It’s a huge step forward to realize that the worst thing to happen is never the event, but the event and losing your head.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

13. “Problems are rarely as bad as we think—or rather, they are precisely as bad as we think.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

14. “This is one thing all great men and women of history have in common. Like oxygen to a fire, obstacles became fuel for a blaze that was their ambition. Nothing could stop them, they were (and continue to be) impossible to discourage or contain. Every impediment only served to make the inferno within them burn with greater ferocity.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

15. “We blame our bosses, the economy, our politicians, other people, or we write ourselves off as failures or our goals as impossible. When really only one thing is at fault: our attitude and approach .” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

16. “The most harmful dragon we chase is the one that makes us think we can change things that are simply not ours to change.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

17. “It’s supposed to be hard. Your first attempts aren’t going to work. It’s going to take a lot out of you- but energy is an asset we can always find more of. It’s a renewable resource. Stop looking for an epiphany, and start looking for weak points. Stop looking for angels, and start looking for angels. There are options. Settle in for the long haul and then try each and every possibility, and you’ll get there.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

18. “You’ll have far better luck toughening yourself up, than you ever will trying to take the teeth out of a world that is, at best, indifferent to your existence” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

19. “The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

20. “Think progress, not perfection.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

21. “Today most of our obstacles are internal, not external.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

22. “Like any good school, learning from failure isn’t free. The tuition is paid in discomfort or loss and having to start over.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

23. “The good thing about true perseverance is that it can’t be stopped by anything besides death.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

24. “Each time, you’ll learn something. Each time, you’ll develop strength, wisdom, and perspective. Each time, a little more of the competition falls away. Until all that is left is you: the best version of you.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

25. “Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

26. “The one way to guarantee we don’t benefit from failure—to ensure it is a bad thing – is to not learn from it.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

27. “Bad companies are destroyed by crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them.” – Andy Grove, The Obstacle is The Way

28. “Persist in your efforts. Resist giving in to distraction, discouragement, or disorder.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

29. “Failure puts you in corners you have to think your way out of. It is a source of breakthroughs.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

30. “The things that hurt, instruct.” – Benjamin Franklin , The Obstacle is The Way

31. “If you think it is simply enough to take advantage of the opportunities that arise in your life, you will fall short of greatness. Anyone sentient can do that. What you must do is learn how to press forward precisely when everyone around you sees disaster.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

32. “ True will is quiet humility, resilience , and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised as bluster and ambition. See which lasts longer under the hardest of circumstances.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

33. “Wherever we are, whatever we’re doing and wherever we are going, we owe it to ourselves, to our art, to the world to do it well. That’s our primary duty. And our obligation.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

34. “There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception. There is the event itself and the story we tell ourselves about what it means.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

35. “We forget: In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

36. “Failure really can be an asset if what you’re trying to do is improve, learn, or do something new.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

37. “No one said you can’t ever cry. Forget ‘manliness.’ If you need to take a moment, by all means, go ahead. Real strength lies in the control or, as Nassim Taleb put it, the domestication of one’s emotions, not in pretending they don’t exist.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

38. “If an emotion can’t change the condition or the situation you’re dealing with, it is likely an unhelpful emotion. Or, quite possibly, a destructive one. But it’s what I feel. Right, no one said anything about not feeling it.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

39. “Death doesn’t make life pointless, but rather purposeful.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

40. “Blessings and burdens are not mutually exclusive.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

41. “How we interpret the events in our lives, our perspective, is the framework for our forthcoming response—whether there will even be one or whether we’ll just lie there and take it.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

42. “First, see clearly. Next, act correctly. Finally, endure and accept the world as it is.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

43. “An entrepreneur is someone with faith in their ability to make something where there was nothing before. To them, the idea that no one has ever done this or that is a good thing.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

44. “The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

45. “Our actions may be impeded . . . but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

46. “Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

47. “There are far more failures in the world due to a collapse of will than there will ever be from objectively conclusive external events.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

48. “You will come across obstacles in life—fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

49. “Our perceptions determine, to an incredibly large degree, what we are and are not capable of. In many ways, they determine reality itself. When we believe in the obstacle more than in the goal, which will inevitably triumph?” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

50. “We decide what story to tell ourselves. Or whether we will tell one at all.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

Bonus Obstacle is The Way Quote

“Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.” – Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is The Way

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There you have it friend, 50 of the best quotes from The Obstacle is The Way . Study these remarkable quotes, and then put them into action in your daily life. Certainly the few gems we shared on this page should be enough to at least get you started on smashing through some of those daily obstacles we all face in life.

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Earl Nightingale was a highly influential personality who came to fame in the 20th century. He retired early by the age of 35, pioneered one of the first audio-recordings in the success and self-development industry, and eventually published one the most well thought-out and masterfully narrated success guides ever created. Having discovered the secret to success , and then generously sharing that secret with the rest of the world, his contribution to modern society is for all intents and purposes, unmatched. As such, we aim to ensure his legacy and sage advice continues to change peoples lives. Which is why, we’ve decided to publish this collection of the very best Earl Nightingale quotes from a variety of his best works.

“Earl Nightingale Has Inspired More People Toward Success And Fortune Than Any Other Motivational Speaker On The Planet.” – zig ziglar –

So, if you’re ready to learn from the wise words of one of the world’s most prominent scholars on the subject of success, and learn the very secret to success while you’re at it, then let’s dive into these quotes:

BEST EARL NIGHTINGALE QUOTES

1. “Every one of us is the sum total of his own thoughts.” – Earl Nightingale

2. “People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be whether they will admit that or not.” – Earl Nightingale

3. “Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.” – Earl Nightingale

4. “Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality.” – Earl Nightingale

5. “When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself” – Earl Nightingale

6. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale

7. “ Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.” – Earl Nightingale

8. “It is not what happens to you in life that makes the difference. It is how you react to each circumstance you encounter that determines the result.” – Earl Nightingale

9. “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” – Earl Nightingale

10. “The strangest secret in the world is that you become what you think about.” – Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale Quotes on Success

This next batch of quotes is some of Earl’s wisest words on the topic of finding and achieving success. No doubt, all of his advice can be attributed to success, but this next handful of quotes are the most poignant.

With that said, if you’re here in search of success insights then these Earl Nightingale quotes on success will do the trick. Enjoy.

11. “People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” – Earl Nightingale

12. “Whatever the majority of people are doing, under any given circumstance, if you’ll do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.” – Earl Nightingale

13. “We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.” – Earl Nightingale

14. “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” – Earl Nightingale

15. “Success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success… and success is in direct proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale

16. “A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a worthy predetermined job, because that’s what he decided to do deliberately.” – Earl Nightingale

17. “There is no success without suffering. I think that the word ‘suffering’ was meant to mean tremendous effort and direction.” – Earl Nightingale

18. “Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t necessarily enjoy.” – Earl Nightingale

19. “Men credited with all kinds of ability, talent, brains and know how, including the ability to see into the future, frequently have nothing more than the courage to keep everlastingly at what they set out to do. They have that one great quality that is worth more than all the rest put together. They simply will not give up! When a man makes up his mind to do something then it’s only a matter of time. Staying with time takes bulldog persistence. This seems to be the entrance examination to success – lasting success — of any kind!” – Earl Nightingale

20. “We tend to live up to our expectations.” – Earl Nightingale

21. “Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render.” – Earl Nightingale

22. “ Successful people are not without problems. They’re simply people who’ve learned to solve their problems.” – Earl Nightingale

23. “Most people tiptoe through life, hoping to make it safely to death.” – Earl Nightingale

24. “A success is the school teacher who is teaching because that’s what she wants to do.” – Earl Nightingale

25. “The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal.” – Earl Nightingale

26. “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” – Earl Nightingale

27. “Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale

28. “A person who does not read is no better than one cannot read.” – Earl Nightingale

29. “Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.” – Earl Nightingale

30. “A great attitude is not the result of success; Success is the result of a great attitude.” – Earl Nightingale

31. “If the grass is greener on the other side it’s probably getting better care.” – Earl Nightingale

32. “Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.” – Earl Nightingale

33. “One extra hour of study per day and you’ll be a national expert in five years or less.” – Earl Nightingale

34. “If you don’t have a good model for success, just look at what everybody else is doing and do the opposite.” – Earl Nightingale

35. “Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.” – Earl Nightingale

36. “Plant your goal in your mind. It’s the most important decision you’ll ever make in your entire life.” – Earl Nightingale

37. “The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.” – Earl Nightingale

38. “We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become.” – Earl Nightingale

39. “Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your work and, as a result, your life.”

40. “You must radiate success before it will come to you.” – Earl Nightingale

Inspiring Earl Nightingale Quotes

If you’ve never read or listened to any of Earl Nightingales books or audio books, we highly recommend the investment. Quotes are a great starting place to get you accustomed to his line of thinking, but you’ll get the most out of his teachings by studying his material thoroughly.

With that said, here are some of the most inspiring Earl Nightingale quotes we collected during our study. Enjoy.

41. “A person’s discontent can be said to be measured by the distance between what he has and what he wants.” – Earl Nightingale

42. “We will receive not what we idly wish for, but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale

43. “You are now and you do become, what you think about.” – Earl Nightingale

44. “Perseverance is another word for faith!” – Earl Nightingale

45. “Act the part of the successful person whom you’ve decided to become.” – Earl Nightingale

46. “We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.” – Earl Nightingale

47. “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere till you change it.” – Earl Nightingale

48. “The key that unlocks energy is ”Desire’.’ It’s also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.” – Earl Nightingale

49. “Creativity is an expression of our enthusiasm.” – Earl Nightingale

50. “Everything begins with an idea.” – Earl Nightingale

51 . “Work never killed anyone. It’s worry that does the damage. And the worry would disappear if we’d just settle down and do the work.” – Earl Nightingale

52. “Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.” – Earl Nightingale

53. “The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.” – Earl Nightingale

54. “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now.” – Earl Nightingale

55. “Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach .” – Earl Nightingale

56. “You’ll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.” – Earl Nightingale

57. “There is a time when one must decide either to risk everything to fulfill one’s dreams or sit for the rest of one’s life in the backyard.” – Earl Nightingale

58. “Don’t concern yourself with the money. Be of service … build … work … dream … create! Do this and you’ll find there is no limit to the prosperity and abundance that will come to you.” – Earl Nightingale

59. “Do each day all that can be done that day. You don’t need to overwork or to rush blindly into your work trying to do the greatest possible number of things in the shortest possible time.” – Earl Nightingale

60. “What’s going on in the inside shows on the outside.” – Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale Quotes from The Greatest Discovery

Earl Nightingale’s first published book was ‘The Greatest Discovery’ which won him the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal for Literary Excellence. [1] As such, this next batch consists of some of the best Earl Nightingale quotes from his book ‘The Greatest Discovery’. We hope you enjoy this rare collection of inspiring quotes.

If you want to learn more about Earl Nightingale before you dive into this next batch of quotes, this is a terrific place to start here: Who His Earl Nightingale?

61. “The best is never the most popular.” – Earl Nightingale

62. “Using our intuition along with our intelligence as a guide, can be the best way to produce super ideas.” – Earl Nightingale

63. “Planting a problem or question deep in the subconscious by first turning it every which way during an in-depth conscious attempt to solve it, usually results in the answer eventually appearing completely unbidden in our consciousness.” – Earl Nightingale

64. “When can think better, more profitably, and serve more people through ideas than we can ever do physically.” – Earl Nightingale

65. “The ideas we hold should be in concert with our goals, if our goals are to be successfully achieved.” – Earl Nightingale

66. “An idea is the bringing together of known increments to provide a new result.” – Earl Nightingale

67. “Service, we are here to serve each other. And every one of us does who receives anything back in the way of return. Those who do not serve, do not receive anything.” – Earl Nightingale

68. “The greatest thing in the world is the opportunity to be of service to others.” – Earl Nightingale

69. “Attitude comes very close to being everything about success or failure.” – Earl Nightingale

70. “There’s a place for every person who will persevere .” – Earl Nightingale

71. “My habit of muttering to myself, “Stay with it!” had paid off, just as it always does.” – Earl Nightingale

72. “It’s staying with it that separates the winners from the losers.” – Earl Nightingale

73. “A person can have a great education, but if he also has a poor attitude, he will almost certainly fail.” – Earl Nightingale

74. “We are what we repeatedly do, but what we do is a matter of choice.” – Earl Nightingale

75. “We become successful to the extent of our true desires and determination, and we do so by building on our strong points; our forte.” – Earl Nightingale

The Strangest Secret Quotes by Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale’s claim to fame and lasting legacy was his creation of the audiobook ‘The Strangest Secret’. We’ve provided a few quotes from this masterpiece in earlier sections; however, this batch focuses on the very Strangest Secret quotes by Earl Nightingale.

76. “Books are filled with ideas, and ideas spur us into action.” – Earl Nightingale

77. “I can determine what I think about, therefore I can determine what I become and what I have.” – Earl Nightingale

78. “Our minds are the gyrocompasses of our lives, we can only go were they direct us, and we are in charge of our minds.” – Earl Nightingale

79. “You will do more good for the rest of the human race enthusiastically going full bore after the things you want, than in any other way, because the only way you can get the things you want is by providing service to others — and the more intense and enthusiastic you are about it, the better will be your service. It’s the way the free-market private enterprise American system works.” – Earl Nightingale

80. “The universal key to success simply put is this… as you think , so shall you become.” – Earl Nightingale

81. “You’ll do best at what you most want to do in the pursuit of your personal goals, in so doing, you’ll provide the maximum service to those you need to help you.” – Earl Nightingale

82. “Ideas are the most important things on earth, and each of us has his or her our own idea factory — it comes as standard equipment at birth.” – Earl Nightingale

83. “Don’t ever say, I’d like to get to the point where I can start taking things easy.” – Earl Nightingale

84. “Our rewards, all the years of our lives, will be in proportion to our service. We are here, we live, in order to serve one another.” – Earl Nightingale

85. “Without ideas, we’d still be sitting in the trees grooming one another.” – Earl Nightingale

86. “There are no guarantees. Don’t confuse opportunity with guarantee.” – Earl Nightingale

87. “It’s best you get rid of that terrible word “security” now, once and for all, there’s no such thing as security as long as you’re alive. Dead you’re secure. Unborn you’re secure. If you’re alive, you’re the very epitome of insecurity.” – Earl Nightingale

88. “People will make you rich, or keep you broke, depending on the way you serve them. You should make up your mind at the outset if you are planning to become a successful entrepreneur , that you are going to make people outside the organization and inside the organization your special concern.” – Earl Nightingale

89. “You can’t lose money on a customer if you treat him or her the way they should be treated.” – Earl Nightingale

90. “Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.” – Earl Nightingale

91. “The successful person does things. The unsuccessful person has done things done to him or her.” – Earl Nightingale

92. “Life should be an exciting adventure. It should never be a bore. A man should live fully , be alive. He should be glad to get out of bed in the morning. He should be doing a job that he likes to do because he does it well.” – Earl Nightingale

93. “Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render.” – Earl Nightingale

94. “There is no fragment of this freedom of ours, that can’t be turned into the success we seek.” – Earl Nightingale

95. “There are no jobs so humble, that they do not have lurking within them the opportunity for greatness and all the success we could possibly want, but it takes that expectant attitude to see it.” – Earl Nightingale

96. “More than any other factor perhaps, the unsuccessful person can usually be identified with a group.” – Earl Nightingale

97. “The person who succeeds in America is the person who sets his or her own wages, goals, and lifestyle.” – Earl Nightingale

98. “The American people can become whatever it is they want to become – the trouble is, they seldom make that decision.” – Earl Nightingale

99. “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice… it is conformity.”

100. “The unsuccessful person sowing little , reaps little.” – Earl Nightingale

101. “The law is, that our financial return will be in direct proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale

102. “If you believe you can enrich yourself by deluding others, you can end only by deluding yourself.” – Earl Nightingale

103. “ Money is the harvest of our production.” – Earl Nightingale

104. “No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.” – Earl Nightingale

105. “The greatest journey is the journey of the mind.” – Earl Nightingale

Bonus Earl Nightingale Quote

Bonus: Here’s our last and final Earl Nightingale quote. It’s been said in one of the earlier quotes in a different way. But, it’s being rehashed here because we believe it’s one of his best, and it’s the one you’ll stand to gain the most from. So, if you take any quote from this page to run with, this is the one to take, Enjoy.

“We Become What We Think About Most Of The Time, And That’s The Strangest Secret.” – earl nightingale –

There you have it, the most comprehensive collection of Earl Nightingale quotes on the web. We hope the wisdom found in his words inspires you to learn more about this inspiring human.

But most importantly, we hope his quotes will eventually lead to your own serious study of his time-tested philosophy of success.

That said, if you enjoyed these quotes, please share them. Or, if you think there’s a Millennial or Gen Z’er out there who could benefit from the learning of Earl Nightingale’s timeless wisdom, please share these quotes with them as well. Because there’s no doubt, that his success philosophy is one of the best kept secrets of this generation.

Till you reach your aims,

PS – If you enjoyed these Earl Nightingale quotes, then there’s a good chance you’ll also stand to benefit from studying the wise words of these success-minded individuals as well:

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75 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ABOUT RESPECT

Respect is a fundamental human need. We all crave respect and admiration from others, and we all have a deep need for self-respect as well. As Maya Angelou once put it, “I think it’s important to respect yourself because if you don’t then nobody else is going to respect you.”

Thus, both having and giving respect is essential to a happy and fulfilling life. It’s the foundation of a healthy self-esteem, a positive self-image, and our ability to give respect to others. Respect is an important part of life, and it’s critical to earn if one is striving for more success and influence in their lives.

So, if you’re looking for a little bit of inspiration and some of the best sayings and quotes about respect, you’ll find both here:

BEST QUOTES ABOUT RESPECT

1. “Respect is earned by action alone, not self-graticulation.” – Paul Combs

2. “Self-respect knows no considerations.” – Mahatma Gandhi

3. “You can’t force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespected.” – Barb Schmidt

4. “As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.” – Robert Schuller

5. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” – Albert Einstein

6. “Do not tolerate disrespect, not even from yourself.” – Unknown

7. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

8. “You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.” – Sarah Dessen

9. “Self respect is the fruit of discipline ; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ” – Abraham Heschel 

10. “Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.” – John Herschell

11. “Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it.” – R.G. Risch

12. “If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” – John W. Gardner

13. “Blood, sweat and respect. First two you give, last one you earn.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

14. “Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.” – Gamaliel Bailey

15. “When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” – Arapaho proverb

16. “Respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.” – Roy T. Bennett

17. “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” – Jackie Robinson

18. “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant H. McGill

19. “How people treat you with their karma. How you react is yours.” – Wayne W. Dyer

20. “I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect.” – Mahatma Gandhi

21. “There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.” – Henri Amiel

22. “Be you. The world will adjust.” – Barry Popik

23. “Love yourself enough to surround yourself with people who respect you.” –  Anonymous

24. “Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.” – Orhan Pamuk

25. “A human being is not to be handled as a tool but is to be respected and revered.” – Felix Adler

26. “When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.” – Dalai Lama

27. “The right to be respected is won by respecting others.” – Vasyl Sukhomlynsky

28. “Always respect another’s opinion and another’s point of view.” – Sri Sathya Sai Baba

29. “Responsibility and respect for others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom.” – Horst Koehler

30. “If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” – Louis D. Brandeis

31. “One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.” E. W. Howe

32. “Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique.” – D.B. Harrop

33. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness. ” – Robert Moley

34. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” – Amy Bloom

35. “The fact that someone else loves you doesn’t rescue you from the project of loving yourself.” – Sahaj Kohli

36. “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” – Laurence Sterne

37. “Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.” – Robert Tew

38. “Everyone’s a STAR and deserves the right to twinkle.” – Marilyn Monroe

39 “Respect is how to treat everyone.” – Richard Branson

40. “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” – Bruce Lee

41. “Respect is as important as love in a relationship!” – Anonymous

42. “Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.” – Roy T. Bennett

43. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius

44.   “I am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me.” – Kevin Hart

45. “The idea of respect is more than just being polite.” – Bruce Glassman

46. “Little people are indifferent. Superior people are caring.” – Maxima Lagac’e

47. “I can be hurt only by people I respect.” – Mary Balogh

48. “I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.” – Herbert H. Lehman

49. “Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” – Leo Tolstoy

50. “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one is idolized.” – Albert Einstein

51. “Respect is earned. Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned.” – Ed Mylett

52. “Show up early, treat people with respect and perform at the highest levels till the world can’t deny you.” – Grant Cardone

53. “Our lives are a work of art. Plant seeds of love and respect and reap a harvest of prosperity and peace.” – Joan Pillen

54. “We can’t expect to be respected if we can’t respect ourselves.” – Derrick Jackson

55. “Don’t worry what others think of you, be confident and straightforward with decency and others will respect you.” – Lori Greiner

56. “Respect is earned, not demanded.” – Stacy Halls

57. “The respect you give others is a dramatic reflection of the respect you give yourself.” – Robin Sharma

58. “The only authority I respect is the one that causes butterflies to fly south in the fall and north in the springtime.” – Tony Robbins

59. “In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect, communication that inspires, encourages others to be their best.” – Zig Ziglar

60. “My company survives because I’ve learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete.” – Robert Kiyosaki

61. “To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

62. “Service to many leads to greatness, great respect, great satisfaction.” – Jim Rohn

63. “No matter how they’re treating you there is one way to not only their respect, but turn the tables. Excellence.” – David Goggins

64. “The more that you treat your troops with respect, the more they’re going to respect you.” – Jocko Willink

65. “The highest form of self love and self respect is being fit.” – Bedros Keuilian

66. “People don’t have to like you, they have to respect you.” – Kevin O’Leary

67. “The more you respect yourself, the less disrespect you’ll put up with from others.” – Mel Robbins

68. “When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.” – Mark Twain

69. “Reject rejection! If someone says no, just say NEXT.” – Jack Canfield

70. “Don’t ask for respect. Earn it.” – Robin Sharma

71. “People really do respect those who are willing to speak their truth.” – Wayne Dyer

72. “I don’t want to be liked, I want to be respected. Because if you like me you can throw me away too quick. If you respect me, you may not even like what I was wearing, but you’ll say, “I respect that.” – Ray Lewis

73. “We should respect all people.” – Helen Keller

74. “We do not covet anything from any nation expect for their respect.” – Winston Churchill

75. “You must find the courage to leave the table if respect is no longer being served.” – Mel Robbins

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Bonus Quote on Respect

Bonus: Here’s one last and final respect quote. We think it holds the key to a better life and a better world. Enjoy:

“Respect Is One Of The Greatest Expressions Of Love.” – miguel angel ruiz –

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100 HARD HITTING QUOTES ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, AND SUCCESS

Life is too short, too precious to waste even a one single minute on meaningless words. Nobody has time for the unnecessary, and it’s for this very reason that we love hard hitting quotes. You know, the kind of quotes that don’t pull any punches. The type of quotes that tell you exactly what you need to hear when you need to hear it. The one’s that truly speak to your core.

In fact, we love quotes that hit hard so much, that we’ve pulled together this best of the best list from the vast collection of quotes that we’ve been publishing over the past 7 years. So, if you’re looking for some powerful hard hitting quotes, then you’ll enjoy this list.

BEST HARD HITTING QUOTES

1. “If you always do what you’ve done, you’ll always get what you’ve got.” – Henry Ford

2. “Change your thoughts and you can change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

3. “Many times life will hit you hard, knock you down, and hurt you. Persevere, Never Give Up, and do your best to get up and Keep Going.” – John Cena

4. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey

5. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

6. “Life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the stats of air.” – Sarah Kay

7. “Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow.” – Vincent Van Gogh

8. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”  –  Helen Keller

9. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

10. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

11. “Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness.” – J.M. Barrie

12. “Don’t wast your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Roy T. Bennett

13. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams .” – Eleanor Roosevelt

14. “There are only two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want and the other is getting it.” – Oscar Wilde

15. “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” – Rocky Balboa

16. “Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.” Voltaire

17. “A discipline mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.” – Dalai Lama

18.  “The two most important days of your life are the day that you’re born and the day that you find out why.” – Mark Twain

19. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

20.  “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” – Malcom Forbes

21. “Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and the goal of good intention was never reached through its opposite, laziness.” – Miguel de Cervantes

22. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – James Dean

23. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho

24. “Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.” – Muhammad Ali

25. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still ahead of everyone else who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins

Hard Hitting Quotes on Love

26. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” – Oscar Wilde

27. “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks

28. “Love is not what you say, love is what you do.” – Anonymous

29. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu

30. “You can’t go back and change the beginning. But you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

31. “Love has nothing to do what what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything.” – Katherine Hepburn

32. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard

33. “Relationships end too soon because people stop putting in the same effort to keep you, as they did to win you.” – Anonymous

34. “Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.” – Brene Brown

35. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle

36. “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” – Maya Angelou

37 . “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley

38. “You’ve got to be in a bad relationship to really understand what a great one is.” – Steve Harvey

39. “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard — they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

40. “Do what you did in the beginning of a relationship and there won’t be an end.” – Tony Robbins

41. “True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

42. “The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved.” – Victor Hugo

43. “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” – Charles Dickens

44. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” – Timothy Ferriss

45. “True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach

46.  “If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.” – Mother Teresa

47 . “The love we give away is the only love we keep.” – Elbert Hubbard

48. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

49. “When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before.” – Blaise Pascal

50. “When love is real, it finds a way.” – Avatar Roku

Hard Hitting Quotes on Success

51. “Be obsessed or be average.”  –  Grant Cardone

52. “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison

53. “Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you who you’ll turn out to be.” – Warren Buffett

54. “Failure shows us the way — by showing us what isn’t the way.” – Ryan Holiday

55. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas

56. “Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it.” – Jim Rohn

57. “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” – Colonel Sanders

58. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

59. “Winners embrace hard work.  They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win.  Losers, on the other hand, see it as a punishment.  And that’s the difference.” –  Lou Holtz

60. “If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.” – Robert Kiyosaki

61. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”  –  Benjamin Franklin

62. “Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family background: they are measured by the size of their thinking.”  –  David J. Schwartz

63. “Average people have wishes and hopes. Successful people have goals .”  –  Anonymous

64 . “God doesn’t require that you succeed, he only requires that you try.” – Mother Teresa

65. “Tell me how you use your spare time, and how you spend your money, and I will tell you where and what you will be in ten years from now.” – Napoleon Hill

66. “Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.” – Simon Sinek

67. “Don’t mistake activity with achievement .” – John Wooden

68. “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

69. “Obsessed is a word often used by the lazy to describe the dedicated.” – Tai Lopez

70. “The key to success is failure.” – Michael Jordan

71 “Faith will get you to a point. Luck will get you to a point. But to achieve the kind of success you dream about, you need to work. There are no shortcuts, you can’t cheat life, just get to work and don’t stop until you reach your highest potential .” – Denzel Washington

72. “Ambition is the first step to success. The second step is action.” – Mel Robbins

73. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

74. “Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I’ll show you someone who has never achieved much.” – Joan Collins

75. “We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.”  –  Earl Nightingale

76. “Life is hard, money doesn’t care, your tears don’t add value.” – Kevin O’Leary

77. “Nobody ever changed the world by doing what everyone else was doing.” – Mark Cuban

78. “Being broke is temporary but poverty of the mind is permanent.” – Daymond John

79. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they feel sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran

80. “It is not the strong or the weak that will survive — it is the resilient.” – Robert Herjavec

81. “The greatest accomplishment in life isn’t what you’re paid, it’s who you become.” – Lori Greiner

82. “You are never powerful in life until you are powerful over your money.” – Suze Orman

83. “You always get what you tolerate. If you tolerate  mediocrity , then that’s what you’ll get.” – Bedros Keuilian

84. “Poverty is not something that is lacking out there, poverty is always something that is lacking inside.” – Myron Golden

85. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge

86. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar

87. “Your ambition is predicated on your action, not your words.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

88. “No one is going to come help you. No one’s coming to save you.” – David Goggins

89. “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” – Will Smith

90. “Every noble work is at first impossible.” – Thomas Carlyle

91. “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”   –   Steve Jobs

92. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”  –  Vince Lombardi

93. “You are not given a dream, unless you have the capacity to fulfill it.” – Jack Canfield

94.  “Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the rally great make you believe that you too can be great.” – Mark Twain

95. “It’s not about money or connections — It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.” – Mark Cuban

96. “He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much.” –  James Allen

97. “Poor people stop learning as soon as they get out of school. Rich people continue their education long after they graduate.” – Myron Golden

98. “The world rewards results. Period.” – Andy Frisella

99. “Average is the enemy.” – Bedros Keuilian

100. “ Money  has no gray areas, you either make it or you lose it.” – Kevin O’Leary

Bonus Quote The Hits Hard

Bonus: Alright, here is one of our favorite hard hitting quotes. We added it as bonus, because we stand behind it, and believe it to be 100% true whether it be in life, love, or success. Enjoy.

“Our Greatest Glory Is Not In Never Falling, But In Rising Every Time We Fall.” – confucius –

FINAL THOUGHTS

Big kudos making to the end of these quotes that hit hard. We hope you agree with us, that they are indeed hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and helpful.

That said, come back again whenever you need a little bit of inspiration or motivation, we’ll be sure to have something new to help you reach your aims,

PS – If you enjoyed these hard-hitting quotes, then you’ll probably enjoy these inspiring quotes about strength .

50 POWERFUL ALPHA FEMALE QUOTES FOR THE STRONG WOMAN

Being an Alpha Female is a title that some women are not too eager to embrace. To some, the Alpha Female connotes a woman who is overly domineering, pushy, cut-throat, and unpleasant to work with. But, we believe that idea of the Alpha Female is not accurate. In fact, we see the Alpha Female as a woman who is motivated, embraces her talents, is poised, self-assured, and not only willing to become the woman she most wants to be in her heart, but determined to become the best woman she can be.

“She Was Unstoppable and She Took Anything She Wanted With a Smile.”

So, in honor of all the self-ascribed or aspiring Alpha Females out there, we decided to publish this inspiring collection of Alpha Female quotes. We hope they’ll inspire you to believe in yourself and your ability to create and lead your best life.

BEST ALPHA FEMALE QUOTES

1. “An empress does not concern herself with the antics of fools.” – Gabrielle Union

2. “I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” – Tracee Ellis Ross

3. “Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” –  Mandy Hale

4. “I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.” – Dolly Parton

5. “I am a strong woman. I don’t sit around feeling sorry for myself, nor let people mistreat me. I don’t respond to people who dictate to me or try to bring me down. If I fall, I will rise up even stronger because I am a survivor not a victim. I am in control of my life and there is nothing I can’t achieve.” – Anonymous

6. “An Alpha Female accepts the battles of life and is empowered by her scars.” – Anonymous

7. “If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world.” – Amy Poehler

8. “Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey

9. “She would rather walk alone in darkness than follow anyone else’s shadow.” – R.G. Moon

10. “Sometimes you gotta be a beauty and a beast.” – Nicki Minaj

11. “She is a queen. Her soul is royalty.” – Adrian Michael

12. “Truly powerful women don’t explain why they want or deserve respect. They simply don’t engage with those who don’t give it to them.” – Anonymous

13. “An Alpha Female loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, and preservers not matter what life throws at her.” – Alpha Female Quote

14. “There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That’s their problem. It’s not mine.” – Gloria Allred

15. “Be and alpha female. Confident , bold. Not afraid of anything.” – Shilpa Negi 

16. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Anonymous

17. “She is the one who is happy to admit that her failures are as valuable for learning as her successes.” – Lorraine Candy

18. “No matter where you are in life, you’ll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.” – Sophia Amoruso

19. “Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked. Because that’s the trap.” – Jada Pinkett Smith

20. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

21. Never ever mistake her silence for weakness. Remember that sometimes the air stills, before the onset of a hurricane.” – Nikita Gill

22. “An Alpha Female is a strong woman who raises others up instead of tearing them down.” – Anonymous

23. “Alpha females don’t run in packs. She is often alone. Keeps her circle small. Knows her power and works in silence.” – Anonymous

24. “The term ‘alpha female’ originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms.” – Frans de Waal

25. “Alpha Females don’t run in packs.” – Anonymous

26. “The thing about an alpha, male or female, is that they can lead. When things get desperate they attack instead of retreat.” – Kristen Chandler

27. “You could certainly say that I’ve never underestimated myself, there’s nothing wrong with being ambitious.” – Angela Merkel

28. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash

29. “Mindset separates the best from the rest.” – Jo Owen

30. “There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.” – N.K. Jemisin

31. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” – Kavita Ramdas

32. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story. I will.” – Amy Schumer

33. “The strongest actions for a woman are to love herself, be herself, and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” – Anonymous

34. “I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.” Simone de Beauvoir

35. “I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana

36. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah

37. “You control your own life. Your own will is extremely powerful.” – J.K. Rowling

38. “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” – Oprah Winfrey

39. “Throw out the words ‘If I can’, ‘I hope’, and ‘maybe’, and replace them with ‘I can, I will, I must.” – Mary Kay Ash

40. “I never dreamed of success, I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

41. “I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse .” – Florence Nightingale

42. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars.” – Harriet Tubman

43. “First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events.” – Marie Curie

44. “Some people say I have attitude–maybe I do…But I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams

45. “It’s tougher to be vulnerable than to actually be tough.” – Rihanna

46. “The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.” – Jessica Alba

47. “I don’t care what you think of me. I don’t think of you at all.” – Coco Chanel

48. “If you put that effort in , you’ll get what you want.” – Kim Kardashian

49. “Nothing is going to be handed to you — you have to make things happen.” – Florence Griffith Joyner

50. “It’s not about perfection. It’s about purpose.” – Beyonc’e

The Alpha Female knows the unique power she wields, and courageously strives to reach her potential while achieving her highest purpose.

That said, we hope you enjoyed these powerful Alpha Femail quotes, and embrace them so you can unleash the Alpha Female in you.

Till you reach those aims,

PS – If you enjoyed these Alpha Female quotes, then you may also enjoy these inspiring quotes on ambition , or these highly motivating quotes about success and achievement .

75+ POWERFUL QUOTES ABOUT EMBRACING CHANGE

There is only one constant in life, and that is change . We can resist it, or we can embrace it. Resisting typically brings pain, prolongs suffering, and is often done so in vain. However, embracing change sets the stage for renewal, growth, and a more promising future. Which is why we’ve rounded up these embrace change quotes.

“ Life Does Not Get Better By Chance, It Gets Better By Change. “

Our hope is that these powerful quotes will inspire you to let go and grow, to change. But more importantly, we hope these embrace change quotes inspire you to lean into whatever change you may be resisting at the moment. Certainly, changing for the sake of change is of no benefit to anyone, but there a few areas in everyone’s life where change may just be what we need.

So, if you’re ready to dive into some empowering quotes that can help you embrace the changes you may be resisting in your life, let’s dive right in:

INSPIRATIONAL EMBRACE CHANGE QUOTES

1. “Embrace change. True success can be defined by your ability to adapt to changing circumstances.” – Connie Sky

2. “The art of life lies in constant readjustment to our surroundings.” – Kakuzo Okaura

3. “Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” – Eckhart Tolle

4. “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn

5. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

6. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

7. “Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” – Max McKeown

8. “Life is series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward, in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

9. “Nothing on this earth is standing still.  It is either growing or it is dying .  No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.” – Lou Holtz

10. “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” – Dalai Lama

11. “You can either react to change, embrace change or create change.” – Bobby Umar

12. “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Anonymous

13. “When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment” – Pema Chödrön

14. “Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change, and make the most of everything that comes your way.” – Nick Jonas

15. “Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” – Elon Musk

16.   “The most harmful dragon we chase is the one that makes us think we can change things that are simply not ours to change.” – Ryan Holiday

17. “Reinvention occurs everyday. It’s not something you wake up every five years and say, ‘OK today is Reinvention Day.’” – James Altucher

18. “Change is inevitable, progress is optional.” – Tony Robbins

19. “Each of us has the opportunity to change and grow until our very last breath.” – M.F. Ryan

20. “The only constant in life is change.” – Heraclitus

21. “The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts

22. “Things change. Stuff happens. Life goes on.” – Elizabeth Scott

23.  “Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. But most of the time, it’s both.” – Lana Lang

24. “The only way to get to the point of change is to understand the mistakes that are made before the change.” – Kevin Hart

25. “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” – Max Depree

26. “Nothing Endures but Change.” – Heraclitus

27. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

28. “The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it.” – Ed Mylett

29. “Change is inevitable in life. You can either resist it and potentially get run over by it, or you can choose to cooperate with it, adapt to it, and learn how to benefit from it.” – Jack Canfield

30. “Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch

31. “Persistence is the mother of personal change.” – Robin Sharma

32. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living.” – Gail Sheeby

33. “There is opportunity in change.  With change, comes the opportunity to live differently, become who we wish to be, and to live life on our own terms.” – Atlas Rowe

34.  “Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change.” – Kobe Bryant

35. “Those who cannot change their mind, cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

36. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy

37 . “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous in the end.” – Robin Sharma

38. “Change can be tough, but I’ve never heard anybody say it wasn’t worth it.” – Carol Dweck

39. “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new.” – Alan Cohen

40. “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” – John Wooden

41. “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” – Benjamin Franklin

43. “When you embrace change you will begin to see it as an opportunity for growth.” – Jack Canfield

42. “If I asked you, do you need to change? And you said to me, ‘No’, I’d be worried, you know? Like you think you’ve everything figured out emotionally, professionally, all of your relationships, everything’s golden. Oh, OK. How’s that working out for you?” – Simon Sinek

44. “To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” – Henri Bergson

45. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford

46.  “Don’t fear change, embrace it.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo

47 . “All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.” – Bruce Lee

48. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill

49. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” – John Maxwell

50. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein

51. “Success in life hinges more on seizing opportunity than having everything go according to plan.” – Ethan Austin

52. “Nothing is forever except change.” – Buddha

53. “Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes.” – Roy T. Bennett

54. “Resistance is never the agent of change. You have to embrace the actions that are going to get you closer to your goal.” – Ali Vincent

55. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Mel Robbins

56. “I think growth of the brain is a slow process. But you do change and the more you accept change and embrace change, the better.” – Diane Keaton

57. “Rather than wishing for change, you first must be prepared to change.” – Catherine Pulsifier

58. “The best time for new beginnings is now.” – Embrace Change Quote

59. “Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer

60. “You don’t have to hold yourself hostage to who you used to be.” – Oprah Winfrey

61. “One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up, instead of what they have to gain.” – Rick Godwin

62. “Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.” – Bob Goff

63. “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” – Confucius

64. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

65. “Change is not something you can avoid or pretend is not there. We all need to embrace it and face it head-on.” – Jay Shetty

66. “Embracing change means accepting that you can’t keep everything under control. As frightening as this thought is, it’s also very liberating. In fact, embracing change is key to your growth as an individual and highly affects your overall success and happiness.” – Intelligent Change

67. “Embrace change, even when the change slaps you in the face.” – Walter Breuning

68. “Achieving the life of your dreams and experiencing continuous personal evolution means commitment to the long game. You become the person you want to be not by enormous lifestyle changes, but slow, manageable tweaks over time.” – Bernhard Schroeder

69. “You cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” – C.S. Lewis

70. “If you resist change, you resist life.” – Sadhguru

71. “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive, but those who can best manage change.” – Charles Darwin

72. “All changes are preceded by chaos.” – Deepak Chopra

73. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin

74. “When in doubt, choose change.” – Lily Leung

75. “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start getting excited about what could go right.” – Tony Robbins

76. “You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.” – Rupi Kaur

77. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

78. “A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.” – Icelandic Proverb

79. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.” – William James

80. “True life is lived when changes occur.” – Leo Tolstoy

81. “In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.” – Marie Forleo

82. “The people who are afraid to go through the challenges are the one who stay stuck in their lives.” – Dean Graziosi

83. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” – Tim Ferriss

84. “You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be.” – Brendon Burchard

85. “To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable.” – Helen Keller

Bonus Embrace Change Quote

Bonus: Alright, here is one of our favorite quotes about embracing change. We added it as bonus to our embrace change quotes collection because we stand behind it, and believe it to be 100% true.

“Becoming Is Better Than Being.” – CAROL DWECK –

Great job making it to the end of these embrace change quotes! We know scouring through a long list of quotes like this is no small feat, so big kudos to you.

That said, we hope these quotes have inspired you to want to lean into any change you may have been resisting up until this point. Remember, your better future is on the other side of change, so embrace it!

Until you reach that future…

PS – If you enjoyed these inspiring embrace change quotes, then you may also like these quotes about progress and growth , or even these powerful quotes about moving on .

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30 Years On, Genocide Survivors Embark on a Journey To Build a Resilient Future

• by Aimable Twahirwa ( kigali )
• Monday, April 08, 2024
• Inter Press Service

KIGALI, Apr 08 (IPS) - A minute of silence was observed on April 7 across Rwanda as the country held a memorial ceremony to mourn more than one million people, overwhelmingly Tutsis, who were systematically killed in the 100 days of atrocities between April and July 1994.

The Rwandan government's commemoration marking the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi raised the curtain on a three-month remembrance period. The event was attended by current and former heads of state and government, including former US President Bill Clinton, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and other visiting guests who also laid wreaths at the memorial earlier Sunday, April 7.

The genocide claimed the lives of 1,074,017 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis. The killing spree began immediately after a plane carrying former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and his Burundian counterpart, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down over Rwanda's capital, Kigali, on April 6, 1994.

The annual commemoration is to be held every year from April 7 to July 4, in line with the period of the genocide.

The commemoration, named Kwibuka (meaning 'remember'), started with the laying of wreaths at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the genocide, followed by a commemoration ceremony.

Marie Louise Ayinkamiye, a genocide survivor who was 11 years old during the genocide and lived in Nyange village in western Rwanda. She said that the impact of genocide continues long after the killing has ended. Survivors are now tapping into their inner resilience and facing life’s challenges with courage and determination.

"My oldest son is the same age as I was during the genocide... I was born and grew up experiencing discrimination because of my ethnicity. Now 30 years on, life in Rwanda looks very different," the mother of five told the mourners at Kigali Arena

As Rwanda marks the 30th anniversary of the Genocide, authorities emphasize the need to provide survivors with strategies to help them navigate their healing journey, build resilience, and recreate a better future for the children and generations to come.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame told hundreds of people, including senior officials and senior delegations from several countries who turned out to observe the ceremony, that only a new generation of young people has the ability to renew and redeem a nation after a genocide.

"Our job was to provide the space and the tools for them to break the cycle (...) and they have," Kagame said.

Official estimates show that about 78 percent of Rwandans are below 35 years of age. The majority either have no memory of the genocide or were not yet born

"Our youth are the guardians of our future and the foundation of our unity, with a mindset that is totally different from the generation before," Kagame said.

The latest Rwanda Reconciliation Barometer,  published by the government, shows that the status of reconciliation in Rwanda moved from 82.3 percent in 2010 to 92.5 percent in 2015 and to 94.7 percent in 2020.

Another factor the reconciliation barometers presented as hindering reconciliation was the fact that some Rwandans still viewed themselves and others through ethnic lenses.

Rwandans, according to the official report, feel attached to their national identity, which would make reconciliation highly possible, as it would mean that they have overcome tendencies to associate themselves and others with ethnic-specific identities.

However, many respondents to the survey confessed that if people were not careful, the genocide ideology could continue to be disseminated among the youth and create an environment for a genocide to happen again.

According to the latest findings by the former government’s National Unity and Reconciliation Commission, some of these people with "genocide ideology" know the government does not support such divisive practices; they hide their feelings but still live a divided life, which is why all actors have to continue engaging more with unity and reconciliation.

The Rwandan president observed that it was all Rwandans who had conquered fear.

“Nothing can be worse than what we have already experienced. This is a nation of 14 million people who are ready to confront any attempt to take us backwards,” the Rwandan leader said.

The latest estimates by Never Again Rwanda, one of the local non-governmental organizations working to build trust and promote trauma healing and genocide prevention, show that social mistrust, suspicion, and fears stemming from wounds directly and indirectly related to the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda remain.

The organization notes that though Rwanda has achieved significant development gains and stability since the genocide, efforts towards long-term sustainable peace must be sensitive to the presence of trauma within Rwandan society and seek to redress it.

The 2018 Rwanda’s comprehensive mental-health survey, conducted by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that about 28% of genocide survivors reported post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, compared with 3.6% of the general population.

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Celeste's Five-Year Journey to Becoming One of the Most Important Trans Games Ever

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One of Celeste’s final images is also one of its most striking. Following an intense dream, Madeline awakens with tears in her eyes. She is laying in bed, looking pensive as she stares up at the ceiling. On the table is a bottle of pills. To her left is a childhood picture with her mother. You can read any number of emotions into that expression, but it’s apparent that she’s caught in a moment of reflection.

The transgender community, for its part, zeroed in on pointed cues like the trans flag on Madeline’s desk. More than a year later, Celeste creator Maddy Thorson finally acknowledged what was obvious to queer fans: Madeline is transgender.

“This feels painfully obvious to a lot of (mostly trans) people, and likewise it feels painfully obvious to me too, in retrospect. It has also become painfully obvious to me that I, myself, am trans,“ Thorson wrote in a 2020 blog post.

“But these are things that I was not aware of during the development of Celeste, where I was writing Madeline and speaking from her perspective. Creating Celeste with my friends helped me reach the point where I could realize this truth about myself. During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans. During the Farewell DLC’s development, I began to form a hunch. Post-development, I now know that we both are.”

It was a massive moment not just for transgender gamers, but for queer gamers as a whole. It was a moment of true validation and visibility in what was broadly a mainstream game.

It’s been more than five years now since Celeste’s release and it’s tough to find a more personal and affecting representation of a trans woman’s quest for self-acceptance in games or basically anywhere else. Today, it’s one of the most popular and influential transgender games ever made, which is to say that it’s one of the only popular and influential transgender games. But that still counts for a lot in a world increasingly hostile to that community’s very existence.

‘We didn’t really have a plan’

Celeste wasn’t always meant to be one of the canonical games of the queer community . In the early days, it didn’t have much of a story at all.

“We didn’t really have a plan,” Thorson remembers. “I mean like, at first, we didn't even have a story. We got to Chapter 3 before we even had the story coming in, and the story very much came from the mechanics. But then at a certain point, the story started becoming the heart of the game and we started turning it around, where everything else was taking cues from the story, which was very unusual for us in the way we made stuff until then.”

The story that eventually developed follows Madeline, a young woman trying to make her way to the top of Mt. Celeste with the help of Theo, a traveler from the faraway land of Seattle (Theo has an Instagram account, and like most things in Celeste, it’s very cute). Along the way she’s chased by a shadowy doppelganger named Badeline who harasses and mocks Madeline as she makes her way through ever more perilous challenges, which she negotiates by jumping, dodging, and flying past obstacles.

Above all, Celeste is a universal story about mental health. It’s about climbing the mountain and emerging whole. It’s not exclusively a transgender story, even if it has a special resonance for the trans community, especially trans women. It’s possible to draw many different meanings from its story, which is one reason it has proven so popular. First though, Thorson and her team had to find that story.

Going into Celeste, Thorson was still in the mindset of making a game similar to Towerfall, which had found success with local multiplayer fans in 2013. None of Celeste’s developers had an inkling that their “little game” as Thorson described it would go on to sell more than a million units while competing with God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 for Game of the Year honors. Where many big-budget games can take six years or more to complete, Thorson’s team finished Celeste in just two.

The team began working on the project in 2016, which was around the time that Thorson encountered Lena Raine at the Game Developers Conference – the annual gathering of games industry professionals that takes place in San Francisco. Raine had been a freelancer for roughly a month at that point, having mainly served as what she describes an “add-on” interpreting other composers’ visions. Going independent was a risk, but Raine wanted to see if she could make it in the games industry. (Disclosure: Long before Raine worked on Celeste, she composed the themes for my various podcasts).

Raine got the job through a casual offer over Twitter DMs from Thorson, who said she thought her music would be a good fit for Celeste after listening to Singularity, a solo EP that Raine had released not long before. “That was the style that they really latched onto,” Raine remembers. “It's like listening to effectively what was my debut into exploring electronic music, and figuring out what I wanted to do with synths. Because before that EP, I really didn't do a lot of electronic music. I did a lot of instrumental chamber stuff, I wrote for solo piano… guitar, and all that kind of stuff. And I really wanted to explore more sounds than just instruments that I didn't have the money to hire people to play.”

That was the signature sound that Raine brought to Celeste, resulting in a soundtrack that would be streamed some 4 million times on Spotify by the end of 2018. The playful, exploratory, but haunted notes of First Steps backing the first stage made for a powerful first impression, echoing the memorable 8-bit and 16-bit music that had served as the soundtrack for gaming’s early years. Where more modern games, particularly ones developed by American studios, favor ambient or mood-setting soundtracks, Celeste’s music is at the forefront virtually from the beginning. It’s meant to be noticed.

Like the rest of the team, though, Raine had to find her way into Celeste’s overall themes. Her early work was “upbeat and peppy and a little bit more inspired by the Kirby games.” Raine was instructed to tone it down with an eye toward putting herself in Madeline’s shoes and focusing on the feeling of “standing at the very bottom of a room and looking at the puzzle of how to climb further.” It was a striking contrast to its platforming contemporaries like Super Meat Boy and N++, which in Raine’s words have a “frantic kind of pace to them.” It eventually became clear to Raine that Celeste’s story, and thus its music, had a clear emotional arc.

“I first got the hint at what the character themes and motivation were once we started getting into more of the cutscenes and some of the more introspective moments, because from the get-go, I had no idea necessarily the direction that I wanted to take it emotionally,” Raine says. “Writing the main theme and writing all this stuff, it was still evoking a lot of the feelings that were in the environment art in the first level. There was the ruined city and snowing… it was definitely evocative of a space… that initial ascent with first steps and with the first level, that set a groundwork for where I was going.”

Celeste was eventually released in early 2018. As with so much of the rest of the project’s development, its success felt almost serendipitous. Celeste had the benefit of being in the right place at the right time, arriving a little less than a year after the Nintendo Switch’s original launch. While it was released on several other platforms, it was most at home on Nintendo’s handheld, where its simple pixel graphics were able to shine. This being the early part of the Switch’s lifespan, it also didn’t have to fight as hard to stand out amid what would eventually become a deluge of indie releases on the platform.

Celeste went on to win praise from fans and critics alike, who lauded its distinctive art style, tight level design, and affecting storytelling. It quickly garnered a large and influential speedrunning community, who took pride in being able to beat its challenging B-Sides while dying as little as possible, but it also set the standard for accessibility with elements like Assist Mode. In short, it was a stunning achievement that was in many respects well ahead of its time.

“Celeste is a surprise masterpiece,” Tom Marks wrote in IGN’s Celeste review . “Its 2D platforming is some of the best and toughest since Super Meat Boy, with levels that are as challenging to figure out as they are satisfying to complete…But the greatest triumph of Celeste is that its best-in-class jumping and dashing is blended beautifully with an important and sincere story and an incredible soundtrack that make it a genuinely emotional game, even when your feet are planted firmly on the ground.”

‘She was just not a straight girl’

Thorson didn’t know she was transgender while working on Celeste. That came later. But Thorson tends to put a lot of herself into her writing, and her own conflicts with gender began to arise in Celeste’s story. In particular, it was apparent to the development team early on that Madeline was queer in some way, or as Raine puts it, “she was just not a straight girl.”

By the time work began on Celeste’s Farewell DLC, the ninth and final expansion that among other things introduced mechanics like Wavedashing and Wallbouncing, the team knew that Madeline was transgender. Raine, who is transgender herself, remembers artist Amora Bettany approaching her and asking whether it would be sensitively appropriate for her to have certain objects in her room.

“I was just like, ‘Yeah, those are really wonderful little details,’ that I think show what we want to say about the character without just making some big after-the-fact kind of statement because we were really sensitive to that kind of stuff. We didn't want to say anything about a character that wasn't actually presented in the text,” Raine remembers. “We really wanted to have the themes present for themselves.”

It wasn’t easy. Movies and television have a long and sordid history of presenting a character’s transgender identity as a shocking twist, which the development team worked diligently to avoid. As Thorson put it in her blog post a year later, the team didn’t want it to be a moment like Samus removing her helmet at the end of the original Metroid.

When the Farewell DLC released in 2019 and fans took notice of the clues in that iconic image, the development team remained silent, choosing to let the moment speak for itself. It wasn’t until a year later that Thorson chose to address the topic, in the process opening up about being trans herself.

“The Celeste community has wanted clarification on Madeline’s identity for a long time now, and I don’t blame anyone for wanting that, but the messy realities of my gender identity and coming out have meant that I needed time before I could talk openly about it,” Thorson wrote.

Immediately after the post, Thorson remembers “so much outpouring of support and love and personal stories of how they relate to Madeline and how it makes them so happy to know that she is canonically trans and that the story came from that kind of perspective.” Both Thorson and Raine say they continue to receive heartfelt messages to this day.

Thorson’s post wound up filtering throughout the trans community, and many picked it up for the first time. Among them was Eleanor, who had previously avoided Celeste due to its reputation for being difficult, which she tended to associate with negative memories of hyper-competitive behavior among boys ( Note: We are using a pseudonym at Eleanor’s request ). In the end though, she discovered that she was not only able to cope with Celeste’s difficulty – she loved it.

“I think Celeste broke through my defenses on that because there are those cute little postcards with the strawberries at the start of every level reminding you, it's okay to take a break, keep trying,” she said, noting that on an especially bad day she will go and play through all of Farewell. “Your death counter is something to be proud of. And there’s the design choices of fudging the physics a little so you land in the right place or letting you restart at the start of a room every time instead of going back to a checkpoint. That kept me going.”

Eleanor sees Celeste’s journey as an elastic metaphor that can be read in many different ways, but she mainly focuses on the sense that Madeline is running from her past, saying that she heavily identifies with her anxiety of “being thought to be someone you aren’t and the terror of branching out into a new life when people are trying to hold you back into what you once were.”

“You get that cryptic call with someone who might be a family member who's cut her off or might be an ex-partner, and that's one of the only times we see outside the frame of the game in the entire thing,” she says. “Throughout you’re told you aren't a mountain climber. No, you can't do this. No, this isn't something you're capable of. This is not who you are. This is not who you're allowed to be. It's all about that tension between past and current self and the potential of what you could be versus what you are.”

She remembers a sense of relief when seeing the image at the end of Farewell.

“I feel like there's often this spectrum between someone writing a trans character where their entire story is about their trans-ness, and that's often good, but it shouldn't be the only thing. Or a character gets Dumbledored [a reference to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealing that Dumbledore was gay], like the author’s voice many years later” she says.

“Seeing that shot at the end of Farewell, it was just this relief of, ‘Oh, okay, this feels very true to her character.’ And it's such a relief as an artist who works with trans narratives that are also not necessarily narratives just for trans people to see someone who has put so much thought into trying to hit this balance. It meant a lot to me.”

‘I still tear up a little bit when I see that’

Celeste ultimately has a happy ending – still a rarity in media featuring transgender people. Madeline finds closure after Granny’s death. She unites with Badeline and summits the mountain.

“It's really beautiful,” Eleanor says. “I love the kind of quiet and gentle way that it makes clear that she just needs to love every part of herself, no matter how painful. And that's the only thing that's going to allow her to keep going. I still tear up a little bit when I see that. And at the same time, it's still a scene that I find a little challenging, because I don't think I love the Badeline in myself in quite that same way. I don't know how to.”

It’s not an easy time for transgender people right now. Anti-transgender laws are sweeping the United States and other countries, and abuse is rampant on social media platforms like Twitter. Thorson says that Celeste reflects her belief that there are cisgender people who want to understand and care about transgender people.

“The one thing that makes me think that is the fact that so many cis people do relate to Celeste without even knowing that it's a trans story, before we added that context,” Thorson says. “So that gives me hope, personally, that we aren't these sort of aliens that are completely different where we're just people and our stories are relatable. Maybe not in the details, but in the feelings and the human experience.”

huge congratulations to the whole Celeste Strawberry Jam team for launching their ridiculously huge fan compilation today 🤍 they released FIVE whole albums of music from the mod project & all profits go to Trans Lifeline, so you know what to do~ https://t.co/tkf0NEqkld — lena ⭐ raine (@kuraine) February 17, 2023

She and Raine both hope that transgender people can find refuge in the transgender community, which remains highly active to this day. Earlier this year, a team of more than 350 contributors came together to release the Strawberry Jam mod, a collection featuring more than 111 maps with original mechanics, art, and music. Thorson describes the effort as “the most flattering thing possible.”

Thorson is less optimistic about other games, saying that she’s become disillusioned with representation in AAA games, many of which proudly tout LGBTQIA+ characters who are only identified as such in their biographies. Either that, or they’re one-dimensional sops for the transgender community, as was the case with Hogwarts Legacy’s Sirona Ryan, who was widely panned as a simplistic representation of trans pathos. “I think for true representation, it's only ever going to come from indie games. You're not going to get a game written from a trans perspective from Blizzard or whoever. It's just not going to happen. They'll have their token trans character and they'll stop doing harmful tropes, and that's the best we can hope for, I think,” she says, adding that she thinks it’s at least good that some companies aren’t being actively harmful. “But yeah, I would look to indie games if you want to hear a trans story with some actual soul to it.”

Pressed for examples, she points to Get in the Car, Loser, an RPG about lesbian adventurers on a roadtrip with an angel, and Super Lesbian Animal RPG, which is about “love, anxiety, and fighting funny looking monsters in dungeons.” Other games like Tell Me Why have also centered around queer and trans characters.

What ultimately separates Celeste is that it’s transgender art from transgender creators with a mainstream following. That’s rare in any space, let alone gaming. It does more than center Madeline as a transgender character, it delves deep into her psyche – into her fears, her dreams, her insecurities.

Raine recalls an oft-discussed monologue that she recorded and reversed for one of the game’s tracks, titled In the Mirror. Seeking a good recording environment, she went into a closet and began talking to herself. In hindsight, she says, it felt like a potent metaphor.

“I was just reflecting on the themes of that level… I was monologuing as a means of a hidden message, just to have some sort of spooky reverse thing happening in the music track. But I really did reflect on those things, and I really was feeling the themes of the game. Because who doesn't have some sort of experience that they can relate to with that?”

Kat Bailey is IGN's News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat.

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For those embarking on their RPG adventure in FARLIGHT's AFK Journey, here are ten tips that can turn any beginner into a pro.

• Save Acorns for Hero Ascensions. Spend wisely to maximize benefits and avoid regretting early-game decisions.
• Level up Heroes horizontally for balanced strength. Maintain 3-5 level difference to advance squad evenly.
• Join a Guild for extra rewards. Participate in Battle Modes and use Guild Store for rare items.

With over a million downloads on the Google Play Store, AFK Journey has rapidly established itself as one of the premier RPGs on mobile platforms. However, the influx of players has also introduced a multitude of newcomers who may not have experienced the game during its beta phase or have never played similar games like AFK Arena . To aid these beginners in understanding the mechanics and optimizing their early-game opportunities, the following list provides ten pro-level tips that can accelerate any player’s progression and growth. Here’s every tip, trick, and best practice new players need to know about AFK Journey .

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10 stock up on acorns, save them for hero ascensions.

Acorns are precious and rare in AFK Journey. Avoid spending them on Heroes that don't fit the META . Instead, conserve them for proven characters who will greatly benefit from Ascension. Initially, the game may seem generous with Acorns, as there's a high chance (up to 75%) of getting at least one from any Invite Letter you open. However, this changes once players start Ascending Heroes to the Legendary and Supreme levels. It's only then that they realize the critical importance of each Acorn. To prevent regretting early-game decisions, players are advised to save all Acorns until they are certain about a Hero's Ascension.

Ascending each A-Level Hero to the highest level requires 200 Acorns, while S-Level Heroes requires 350.

9 Level Up Horizontally

Vertical level-up is a mistake.

Level up the Hands of Resonance—the five main Heroes—simultaneously. In AFK Journey rosters, all Heroes’ levels match that of the lowest-level Hero in the Hands of Resonance. By upgrading these characters horizontally, rather than focusing solely on one, players will advance the entire squad more rapidly. As a guideline, maintain no more than a three- to five-level difference between the Heroes in the Hands of Resonance . This ensures that the entire team, including substitutable Heroes, remains equally strong.

8 Skip All Cutscenes

Skipping dialogues summarizes them.

AFK Journey offers a compelling story compared to many RPG games on mobile platforms. However, interactions between storyline characters may become tedious for players once they reach a certain level. The skip button serves as a savior, allowing players to maintain the campaign’s pace without penalizing those who don’t want to read or listen to all lines. This feature summarizes all cutscenes and dialogues in one or two sentences , ensuring players stay informed about the lore while saving time, especially during main quest missions. (The Skip button is located in the bottom-right corner of the screen.)

7 Auto-Walk to Quest Locations

Ditch manual navigation.

Many main missions in AFK Journey entail traveling from point A to B, which can become tiresome. However, players can skip this process by tapping the quest pop-up located under the world map . Each time the player taps the quest’s requirement, their avatar will automatically travel to the marked destination. This feature applies to all mission types, including Story, Town, and Side Quests. The only prerequisite is to set the mission to Tracking in the Temporal Journal, accessible through the book icon in the top-right corner under the map.

6 Use Daily Attendance Tickets

Participate in all battle modes—every day.

In each game within the Battle Modes, there are limited attendance tickets that refill daily. Beginner players are encouraged to utilize all these tickets to become eligible for more rewards . Many Battle Modes, such as Dream Realm and Hero Duel , reward participants even when their performances are not optimal. Since attendance tickets do not stack up, players are better off using them rather than letting them expire. (To maximize daily rewards, it's advisable to make a habit of using all Battle Mode tickets.)

5 Exploit Social Features

Help others and ask for others’ help.

While AFK Journey isn’t an MMO, it takes inspiration from successful multiplayer mobile games by integrating cooperative features. To enhance gameplay and unlock additional rewards, players can send and respond to Proxy Battle requests and participate in Corrupt Creature events . Proxy Battle Requests enable players on the same server to share their Heroes for a single battle. Conversely, Corrupt Creature is a limited-time event where two to four players team up to confront a stronger group of enemies. Both of these social features provide an excellent opportunity to gather early-game resources while fostering new friendships.

4 Prioritize Getting a Healer

All teams and comps need healers.

The metagame in AFK Journey tends to remain stable over time, with infrequent changes. And currently, Healers rank among the top tier Heroes in most compositions. Consequently, beginners are advised to prioritize unlocking at least one such character for their team. The best options include Hewynn and Smokey . However, the main roster also features a few other Support characters like Koko, who can serve as substitutes in the absence of Healers.

Place Healers on the backmost tiles and try to protect them with mid-range Heroes.

3 Increase AFK Stage Level

The higher the level, the better the rewards.

AFK Stages are a fundamental aspect of gameplay. They enable players to unlock more Heroes by earning Invite Letters and enhance their strength by gaining EXP. Although the game may not initially highlight the importance of this feature due to its focus on the story, players should seize every opportunity to progress their rank on the AFK Stages , maximizing their AFK earnings. For those unfamiliar, the AFK Chest is an automatically generated resource box that rewards players with essential resources such as Gold , Diamonds, and Hero Essence. By increasing the AFK Stage level, this chest replenishes with better and more valuable items while the player is away.

2 Strategize Your Wish List

Target meta heroes in recruitments.

A poorly managed Wish List can hinder a player's progress. Beginners should grasp the mechanics of the Wish List and utilize it to quickly obtain top-tier Heroes. The feature allows players to target two A-Level and two S-Level Heroes from each Faction . When they acquire an S-Level or A-Level Hero from All-Hero Recruitments, it will be one of their wish-listed characters. Ideally, players should prioritize placing unobtained S-Level Heroes on their Wish List. However, it’s also wise to include already obtained A-Level Heroes with high potential. Obtaining a Hero you already own will provide a Dupe, which can be utilized in Ascension.

1 Join a Guild

Earn extra rewards with no extra effort.

Joining a Guild is a highly underrated tip for beginner players. (Guilds in AFK Journey are comprised of groups of up to 30 players who work together to earn prizes.) Many newcomers overlook this aspect of the game, assuming it’s negligible. However, Guilds unlock an entirely new section of the game where players can participate in various Battle Modes, including the Battle Drills, to accumulate points and contribute to their Guild’s growth. As Guilds strengthen, players earn better weekly rewards, which are distributed among all members. Additionally, global events like Glory Expedition encourage active participation toward a shared goal, offering lucrative rewards.

One of the most crucial benefits of joining a Guild is gaining access to the Guild Store in the Emporium . Here, players can utilize their Guild Medals to acquire rare items, such as Epic Invite Letters or Soulstones of specific characters.

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Journey vs destination: how to stay present.

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• Kendra Sand
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Written by Tianna Zachariah

When I think of  journey , I immediately think of  destination . Think about it. Whenever a friend tells you they’re going on a vacation, a trip, or a journey of any kind, what’s the first question you ask? “Amazing! Where are you going ?” Then they usually respond with a destination. Hawaii, California, the mountains, maybe even Target. This also applies to other areas of our lives, from education to work, relationship status to self-help goals. Learn the difference between journey vs destination and ideas for how to stay present at any stage of the process.

So, how do we define and understand the relationship between journey vs destination? Which is more important? Which comes first? How can we enjoy and experience both at the same time? And, can we be more present and engaged in the now along the way?

If you think about any good story , we relate to it and we enjoy it because there is an end goal. There is always something clear that is needed or wanted. But if you look closely at those good stories, the destination is usually only one page or one chapter long, sometimes even one sentence. The juice of the story is in the quest. It’s in the journey. It’s the in-between stages that pave the road from where we are to where we want to be. 

Journey vs Destination: Don’t Overlook the Process

As great, important, and necessary as the destination is, I think too many times we get so caught up in where we want to end up that we completely overlook the process that gets us there. We want so badly to just be there that we forget about what it feels like to be here. Even though it’s so important where we want to go, it’s the journey that makes our stories great. It’s the process that prepares us in all the right ways for the vision that we see clearly at the beginning of every great venture. 

Also, when we are hyper-focused on the destination that can enable a rigid mentality within us. Sometimes as we go along a journey, the destination might change.

If we’re so focused on the destination we have in our minds, we don’t allow ourselves the flexibility and the openness to accept necessary detours that might, in the end, alter our destination.

I’ve heard it said that the journey is the destination. If that’s true, there could be nothing more in our favor than to hold this journey that we’re on with open hands—not only allowing changes that we didn’t expect but sometimes inviting them in. 

The Journey: How to Stay Present

Let’s explore this idea of the journey I’ve created a few challenges that remind us to stay present. These are things you can do every day to cultivate a little more presence on the journey you find yourself on.

1. Slow Down, On Purpose

We live in a time where we are constantly encouraged and admired when we struggle, strive, and live a busy life. But going from back-to-back activities without taking the time to breathe and relish in the moments, we are not allowing ourselves to live life. I truly believe that when we don’t take our time, we end up showing up for our commitments and our people at less than 100 percent. Since we live in a culture that glorifies exhaustion, it’s uncomfortable when we take things slow.

When we take our time, we feel like we’re doing something wrong, or we feel guilty because there is always so much to do. If there is time, we will find ways to fill it up. But what if we didn’t? How different would our world and personal lives look if we simply sat in the discomfort of leisure?

Right now, the world could use more people that slow down, on purpose. Stand in the long line at the grocery store, ride in the slow lane, walk to a favorite spot on the weekends. 

Do the things that force you into the pace that demands you be here, wherever here is. 

2. Recognize That You’re Living the Good Old Days, Right Now 

If we took some time to think, we all could come up with a moment in our lives that we look back on and remember with joy, even though at the time, it was a hard situation. We’re able to look back and realize the contribution it made to our now and see it as something we wouldn’t want to miss. We look back and see them as the good old days. But these don’t have to be the good old days someday, they can be the good old days today. 

We can choose to see hard situations as necessary grooves in the concrete that pave the road to our desired destinations. 

Alternatively, we can choose to truly enjoy the good days when they are upon us. 

3. Pack Light

A long journey requires endurance. Endurance demands lightness. We all know the textbook over-packer. Maybe that person is you. It’s important to remember that on any journey, you will have what you need when you need it. 

We cannot control everything, and we cannot prepare for things that are way out of our reach or the steps ahead on our timeline. Each step of the journey will change us, and in order for us to adapt to the changes well, we need to pack light—meaning that we can’t take everything with us on every journey. 

We must take only what we need right now and trust that what we need will be given to us the moment it’s needed. This demands that we stay present to what each step of the journey requires from us. 

If it’s something we must provide, we should give it willingly, and if it’s something that is gifted to us for the next step, we must receive it fully. In order to receive a gift well, we need to have the capacity to hold it, which means that we must not bring everything with us—only the essentials.

Get Curious 

The relationship between the journey and the destination is one that we must get curious about. Teju Ravilochan, in his talk titled “What Love Can Teach Us About Tackling the Impossible,”  shares this story about a mathematician that changed history. He tells about the destination and the three-year journey that led this man to his legacy-leaving destination. Teju mentions that this man had passion. Passion is Latin and it means suffering .

The journeys that we find ourselves on are often driven by passion. They are sometimes laborious and cause us unbearable suffering. 

I think that’s why so many times we choose to focus solely on the destination. In our dreams, the destination is not painful. Rather, it’s where we arrive once we’ve been through the pain. 

But, the three years that this man spent laboring and working and fighting for his goal, was just as important if not more important than the one day of glory that he lived, because it instilled in him a love of the journey. It created in him a joy of the process. And, if we choose to look at our journey’s this way, it can do the same for us.

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Exploring and documenting life-affirming alternatives to the hero's journey, there’s more than one journey: heroine journeys, hero journeys, healing journeys.

Narrative arcs and journeys give form and expression to abiding human dreams, fears, pursuits, and longings.  For thousands of years, stories and art have helped people confront internal and external obstacles, find personal meaning and spiritual purpose, and seek a place they can call home in a community larger than themselves. 

Some literature and film include one or more characters with a hero’s journey and others who are taking one of the heroine journeys .   There can also be considerable overlap in the internal and external conflicts and means of resolving them.  However, there are   important differences between the Hero’s  Journey and Heroine Journeys. We will address many of the differences in our blog posts, and here are a few.

Some Differences Between Hero and Heroine Journeys

The hero’s journey typically begins with a “call to adventure” in which the hero is called upon to leave his home or protective community for a wider, more exciting world.  The heroine’s journey often begins with a betrayal or disillusionment– a  realization that the idealized world where it is assumed she will pass her adult years is not what she thought it would be.  Thus, the hero’s story starts with a dream of adventure and excitement, whereas the heroine’s journey is often motivated by a threat to her self, either literally or psychologically.

Although we refer to the alternative to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey as the Heroine’s  Journey both men and women can have experiences and narratives that follow the hero or heroine journey arc.  (For a list of Academy Award winning films with male protagonists that follow the heroine’s journey and female protagonists that follow the hero’s journey, click here. ) The most common male  heroine’s journey protagonists are those that are outsiders in the dominant community because of their race, political or sexual orientation, gender identity, sensibility, illness, disability, or immigrant status.  Their outsider status is often a precipitating factor in their initial rejection or betrayal, and they have the same difficulties as women in being comfortable with the limitations of conventional male standards of success and are often undermined after the initial celebration of their return home with the desired accolades or treasure.

Last (for now) and certainly not least, when the hero reaches his destination he is acknowledged as a valued, and often revered, member of some community; often he is made king as a result of vanquishing an enemy of the realm.  The heroine’s journey does not culminate in this sort of victory; her quest ends with wholeness– an  integration of polarities that usually includes opposites associated with the “masculine” and feminine”  but may  include other polarities such as success and failure, life and death, illness and health, etc.

Some differences between Hero, HEROINE, and Healing Journeys

The primary focus of the healing journey, as the name implies, is a physical and mental/emotional/spiritual paradigm shift that enables the protagonist to kindly accept his or her circumstances and him/herself.  The focus is on an individual, although the individual may also be viewed as representative of a larger group, or humanity (and sometimes a group is personified as an injured  or ill individual).   The healing journey begins with hurt and ends with wholeness as do many heroine journeys, but the focus is on the internal battle, and the internal transformation that is required to meet one primary identifiable obstacle or limitation (such as addiction, having cancer, dyslexia, PTSD, having been betrayed, learning to be a mother to an unusual child, being near death, etc.).

The early stages of the journey are characterized by attempts to deny, argue with, and aggressively fight the pain/illness followed by loss of love for self and capitulation which ends in deeper illness/ death if the journey is not completed, or is followed by a slow paradigm shift in which the protagonist gives up her vision of wellness, fairness, healing, etc. and surrenders to whatever reality is, and may turn out to be, and moves through whatever physical, psychological and spiritual hoops are set in front of her to enact the paradigm shift that will transform his/her life, relationship with self, and world view.  A healing  journey story often feels something like a hero’s journey story because it  ends with a triumph over the original hurt or over the deeper challenge contained within the original hurt.  Also, like the hero’s journey, the protagonist’s new-found wisdom usually includes the retention of certain mental binaries, such as health and illness or  bravery and denial, although the healed one is likely to define them quite differently than she did before taking her journey.

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The journey is more important than the destination (quotes)

The journey is more important than the destination.

• A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu
• A journey takes time. And the lessons we learn best, they come from the journey, not the destination. Jordan Dane
• An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours. Lisa Mangum
• Focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination. Chris Hadfield
• I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that this is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get. Anna Quindlen
• It’s the journey, not the destination. I truly believe that. Jason Sudeikis
• It’s the not the Destination, It’s the journey. Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Roads were made for journeys not destinations. Confucius
• Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. Drake
• When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. Wayne Dyer
• Sometimes it’s worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination. Richelle Mead
• That roads are for journeys, ma’am, not destinations. Margaret Landon
• The destination is more important than the journey
• The dream is not the destination but the journey. Diane Sawyer
• The experiences are so innumerable and varied, that the journey appears to be interminable and the Destination is ever out of sight. But the wonder of it is, when at last you reach your Destination you find that you had never travelled at all! It was a journey from here to Here. Meher Baba
• The journey has to feel the way you want the destination to feel. Danielle LaPorte
• The journey is the destination. Dan Eldon
• The journey is the destination. That’s what you have to tell people. Audie Cornish
• The journey, Not the destination matters. S. Eliot
• The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder. Loreena McKennitt
• The journeythe journey, I promise you, is the greatest thing ever. The destination always takes care of itself. Ray Lewis
• The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. John Bingham
• The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. Marion Zimmer Bradley
• There is no difference in the destination, the only difference is in the journey. Hazrat Inayat Khan
• There’s no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful. Srikumar Rao
• To God, our journey is JUST as important as our destination! Beth Moore
• You don’t always need to know your destination when you set out on a journey. Carole Wilkinson
• The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached. Narendra Modi

Enjoy the journey as much as the destination

• Enjoy the journey as much as the destination. Marshall Sylver
• Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage. Steven Furtick
• That’s why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges. As admirable as setting goals and reaching them maybe, you can’t get so focused on accomplishing your goals that you make the mistake of not enjoying where you are right now. Joel Osteen

Life is a journey, not a destination

• Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel. Jim Stovall
• Exercise is a journey, not a destination. It must be continued for the rest of your life. We do not stop exercising because we grow old – we grow old because we stop exercising. Kenneth H. Cooper
• Fitness is a journey, not a destination; you must continue for the rest of your life. Kenneth H. Cooper
• Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination. Brandon Sanderson
• Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we’ve taken. India Arie
• Life is a journey, not a destination. Happiness is not there but here, not tomorrow but today. Sidney Greenberg
• Life is more about the journey than the destination. Mary Alice
• Life is not a destination; it’s a journey. It’s not a series of goals; it’s a series of steps, of events unfolding as you make your way. Life is not all about accomplishment; it’s all about doing, participating, progressing, growing, learning. Mike Hernacki
• Life is not a journey, it is a destination. Piero Scaruffi
• Life isn’t about the final destination or the accomplishments and accolades; it’s about the journey and the opportunities for learning—and how we grow as a result. Michael Eisen
• Life’s a journey, not a destination. Steven Tyler
• Now I’ve got that [life is a journey not a destination] tattooed on my arm because it just reminds me of that time, and I think it’s just an amazing quote. John Newman
• Remember, Life is a journey, not a destination. Bruce Lee
• The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. Carl Rogers
• The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination. Don Williams
• The spiritual journey does not consist of arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one’s own ignorance concerning oneself and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening. The finding of God is a coming to one’s self. Aldous Huxley
• Rather than the destination it is the journey that lends meaning to our lives, great Neelkanth. Being faithful to our path will lead to consequences, both good as well as bad. For that is the way of the universe. Amish Tripathi
• The future is a process, not a destination. Bruce Sterling

Happiness is a journey, not a destination

• Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak. Tal Ben-Shahar
• Find happiness by enjoying the journey, not by awaiting the destination. Peter Sheppard Skaerved
• Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination. Shawn Achor
• Happiness isn’t a destination; its a journey. Austin Carlile
• I’m somebody who considers happiness a journey, not a destination. Neil Gaiman
• The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness. Amish Tripathi
• The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination. Dan Millman
• To me, ultimate happiness is a journey, not a destination. It’s not somewhere you end up, it’s making choices every day to make yourself happy. Lizzie Velasquez

Success is a journey, not a destination

• Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine. Bruce Lee
• Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys. Zig Ziglar
• Success for me isn’t a destination it’s a journey. Everybody’s working to get to the top but where is the top? It’s all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up. Rihanna
• Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination. Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation. Mark Twain
• Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Arthur Ashe
• Success is every minute you live. It’s the process of living. It’s stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure; the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey. Jennifer James
• Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey. Jennifer James
• Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind. Zig Ziglar
• Success is not in reaching the destination, but in making the journey. Bruce Lee
• The journey is the destination. The process you’re in is the goal. Success is never defined by the outcome but by the process. Paul Young
• And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived. Brandon Sanderson

Writing is a journey, not a destination

• Writing isn’t about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else. Sue Grafton

Transformation is a journey, not a destination

• Transformation is a journey without a final destination. Marilyn Ferguson
• Change comes more from managing the journey than from announcing the destination. William Bridges
• Christlikeness is a journey, not a destination. The joy is in the journey. Charles R. Swindoll
• Reaching your potential is a disciplined process. Like losing weight or getting in shape – there is no final destination and it requires you to dust off atrophied muscles. You have to work at it. If you do, I think you will dramatically improve your leadership. Robert S. Kaplan
• Reformation, like education, is a journey, not a destination. Mother Jones

Creativity is a journey, not a destination

• The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and theres ongoing creative revelations. Yes, its really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow. Carlton Cuse

Character is a journey, not a destination

• Character is a journey, not a destination. William J. Clinton

Excellence is a journey, not a destination

• Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. Brian Tracy
• Perfection is not a destination; it’s a never-ending process…Enjoy! Jim Bouchard

Truth is a journey, not a destination

• Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey. Terry Goodkind
• Science is an intellectual journey, and to me, it’s not the destination, it’s the journeyto get there. It’s a way of thinking and it’s an intellectual curiosity, a desire to know how the world works, and to know what the fundamental principles of the world are, and to know our place in it. I think once we stop asking questions like what is the age of the universe, or how are the instructions of DNA carried out on a microscopic level, once we stop asking questions like that, we’re dead. Alan Lightman
• Discovery is the journey; insight is the destination. Gary Hamel
• One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. Henry Miller

Love is a journey, not a destination

• Love is a journey, not a destination. Ramon Bautista

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SFMC Journey Builder – Everything You Should Know

• June 8, 2022
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SFMC Journey Builder comes with a plethora of features. Learn how to use it to the best potential...

[This post was originally published on 18th June 2020. It has been updated on 8th June 2022.]

Automation is a boon for the world of email marketing. 

We all need tools to automate our processes, and the easy way to do so is by using drag and drop activities in the canvas which makes the process of automation easier. With Marketing Cloud we can track interactions using the powerful data capabilities of Salesforce Journey Builder, also known as a live activity tracker of all the flows included within the Journey. Salesforce Journey Builder can be used if we want to build further flow based on instant response to any of the past activities. 

However, you need expertise and experience when it comes to building complex customer journeys. Apart from Journey Builder, there is the Automation Builder in Marketing cloud to serve almost the same purpose, which we can achieve using Salesforce Marketing Cloud Journey Builder. One of the key differences between the two is that in SFMC Journey Builder we can see the visual flow of our activities, whereas in Automation Studio we can’t.

There are multiple activities in SFMC Journey Builder to accomplish our requirements.  And if our Journey is responsive and optimized, then it would be easy for us to manage the flow efficiently. 

Let’s kick off our Salesforce Journey Builder tour.

What do you want to build?

1. Multi-Step Journey

You can build a journey that sends messages across any channel based on marketing logic and audience behavior.

2. Single Send Journey

In this, you can quickly build and send a single personalized message in any available channel.

Now, let’s discuss the several options available in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Journey Builder. It is divided into 5 sections:

1) Entry Source

2) Activities 

3) Flow Control

4) Customer Updates

5) Sales & Service Cloud

SFMC Entry Source

SFMC Activities Dashboard

SFMC Customer Updates

For all these aFor all these activities mentioned above [in snapshots] we can drag and drop in our Canvas and can build complex journeys as a salesforce marketing cloud email specialist does. Although, the more the number of decision-based criteria the more our journey will be complex, So, here are a few tips that we can follow to make it easy to read and well organized.

Let’s start with Entry Data Source :

1. As a best practice, we should always create a proper segmentation before admitting contacts into Salesforce Journey Builder. We can use either Automation Studio or Data Designer from Contact Builder to accomplish that.

2. In SFMC Journey Builder we should avoid using one Data extension in multiple journeys as it can make the journey slow at the initial stage. It can also impact the data extension and other activities like import, reports creation, send logging, or extracts.

3. We should avoid Data relationships, Data Extensions as an entry source in journeys because a one-to-many or many-to-many relationship can cause issues while retrieving records. In contrast, the Journey is Activated and we won’t get updated records due to inappropriate activities used to refresh the existing Data Extension.

4. If you have selected API as your Entry source, then there shouldn’t be too many 3rd party targeting servers because it will delay the flow process of admitting subscribers in Journey Builder.

5. Salesforce Objects can be selected as an entry source instead of the Synchronized Data Extensions or Salesforce Data Extensions of Marketing Cloud. Also, we should avoid using filter Data Extensions of Synchronized Data Extensions.

6. Cloud Pages are considered as the best workaround if we are planning to use API calls to start our Journey; Cloud pages considered as Landing Pages can be created within Marketing Cloud, and we can use that Smart Capture Form to insert our Subscribers into the Data Extension and Journey in real-time.

7. Event options can be used if we want our Journey to get a trigger from Automation Builder. This option will be used if we want our Journey to start after few activities of Automation like refresh Filter Data Extension, update the tracking of subscribers.

Data Filters of Journey Entry Source :

There are chances of having raw data from Marketing Cloud Pages or 3rd Party API calls. So, there will be a likelihood of this data getting inserted in Journey audiences. To overcome this, we can use Data Filters wisely in Journey builder. One should consider these things while creating and filtering of contact for the Journey:

1. By default, journeys without any contact filter accept two Millions records, whereas if there is any contact filter used, it can go up to 25K/h. 

2. Developers shouldn’t schedule all the journeys at the same time. It makes the account as well as the Journey to slow down as far as performance is concerned.

3. One should set a clear objective while creating Data Filter and Journey flows.

4. Decision split should be avoided as the first activity in the Journey. Instead, we can use filter contact while selecting the entry source.

Flow control decision with logical activities :

We have multiple activities in the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Journey Builder to use in our journey flow. But we need to be extra careful while selecting any of them with the combination of activities. 

1. Wait Activity: This activity sets the wait time between any two activities. In the initial stage, when you start building Journeys, you should avoid more wait activities because large numbers of these make the journey slow in its flow. This activity further distinguishes between 3 subparts:

1. Wait for Activity by Duration  2. Wait for Activity by Date 3. Wait for Activity by Attribute

The most used activity among the top three is Wait by Duration, which helps us to manage the flow and to keep track of data and Email/SMS sent to the subscribers.

2. Split Activity: It will split the records in random count/ selected count, based on the business requirement.

1. Decision Split 2. Random Split 3. Engagement Split

DECISION SPLIT is used to divide the subscribers based on any field in Data Extension. We need to create a custom path or use the fields existing in the Data Extension. RANDOM SPLIT will be used if we want to divide our subscribers on the basis of some random count, and then target Email/SMS will be sent to them. ENGAGEMENT SPLIT is based on the previous activity of the subscriber, i.e. if an email is sent to them, whether they have clicked on that email or not. Also, while configuring Engagement Split, we need to make sure that the Tracking code is enabled in HTML Emails or else conversion tracking is enabled in the org, else Engagement Split won’t work. 

To optimize the journey Decision Split is used with Join operation to make it more enhanced in functionality: JOIN : This option is used to join more than one Split Activity used in the account. Also, we need to ensure that data is stored in the correct location so that the decision split will work properly.

Although we can configure GOAL within our Journey to check if that is giving us the target result or not, it’s always a good practice to add and define goals within our Journey because , at last, the end goal of our process is to do business. Journey Builder allows you to personalize each customer’s Journey. It makes the journey more relevant to their interests, behavior, and needs. This in turn enhances customer engagement with your brand and ultimately increases sales. Likewise, Journey Builder helps to automate marketing, sales, and support teams’ activities. Today, the need to provide on-brand, high-quality, engaging experiences at each touchpoint can be fulfilled by creating an optimized customer journey. Salesforce offers a perfect tool in Journey Builder to understand, visualize, and create customer journeys across channels. 

In this blog, we have tried to make the things easier for a developer who is trying to create a Multiple Paths Journey Flow. We have mentioned the best practices which one should keep in mind while creating flow of the journeys. We hope this helps you use Salesforce Journey Builder to its maximum potential.  

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Compare multiple persona journeys on the same map

Sometimes personas go on the same journey, but their experiences within the same stages differ. For example, “last-time shopper”, “money spender” and “discount chaser” personas are likely to go through the same journey when interacting with an online store. But as they have different goals and needs at each stage, their experiences with the store will be also different.

Bringing such personas to the same map will help you compare their experiences and come up with valuable insights for your product or service. You can spot the patterns and identify the pain points that are common for different personas and specific ones. Eventually, the ideas you come up with might be tailored to the needs of each persona.

Adding personas to journey map sections

When you have more than one persona on the same journey map,  you can additionally specify what sections relate to each of your personas. 

Tip: Take advantage of the “All personas” option when working with Problems and Pain points sections to write down the issues which are common to each persona and should be addressed first.

If you don't have anything generic, which is applicable to all personas in the same way, replace "All personas" by a single persona to describe its specifics.

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How HubSpot Created Its Customer Journey Map

Published: June 09, 2022

How does customer experience influence user interactions with different teams and products? There are many components that factor into a customer’s experience with a product or service and it can be tricky to view a customer’s journey in a comprehensive manner, but a customer journey map can help alleviate those challenges.

A customer journey map visually describes the customer's experience and is authored through their eyes. This image charts out every user interaction with the business so marketing, sales, product, and customer service teams can identify opportunities to improve their experience.

A Salesforce study found that 80 percent of customers view the experience with a company as important as its products and services. The same study found that 91 percent of those polled say they’re more likely to purchase again after a positive experience with the company.

While customer service mapping is an incredibly useful tool, it's extremely detailed and labor-intensive to complete, especially when customers can follow unique journeys within your business. Nevertheless, going through the process of completing one is well worth the investment.

In this post, let's dive into my team's process for creating HubSpot's customer journey map and highlight some best practices you should consider when making one at your company. Learn about:

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Hubspot's customer journey map.

Before we jump into my team's process, let's look at the map we came up with.

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While there are a few ways to structure your map, we decided that a linear design would be best for our company. We highlighted common customer experiences on a timeline and color-coded them to symbolize whether the situation was a pain point or a moment of delight. With this format, our map was easy to read and more actionable for other teams.

Another feature we had were testimonials. While not depicted in the visual above, we asked customers to provide feedback on their experience, categorized their results based on where they were in the customer's journey, then picked one that best summarized our customers' perspective of that interaction. These stories connected the map back to our customers and created problems that felt more relevant and urgent to our employees.

Now that we've broken down the structure and details of our map, let's discuss some best practices to keep in mind when creating one at your business.

1. Think about your design last.

Since a customer journey map is a visual representation of your customer data, you may think its structure and format are incredibly important. While these elements influence the clarity of the visual, they shouldn't be the sole focus of your project.

Instead, you should center attention around your data and don't think about design until you have a detailed understanding of your customers. Use Excel to organize information then analyze different interactions that customers have with your company. Over time, the structure and format of your map will become clear, but you have to deeply understand the customer's journey, first. Once you do, there's plenty of software that can transform your spreadsheet into a map for you.

2. Lean on qualitative data.

The biggest challenge we faced was obtaining data that would validate the feedback from customer interviews. We thought we needed empirical evidence to persuade stakeholders that our customer journey map was accurate. However, we found that stakeholders, both internal and external, were paying more attention to our qualitative data like testimonials and interviews. These excerpts from actual customers solidified the points we were making on our map.

Recognizing this, we shifted our focus from obtaining as much feedback as possible to gathering high-quality feedback that represented major themes and problems. Instead of interviewing 100 customers, we interviewed 10 then looked for similarities across each one.

Since we observed consistent feedback from each response, we didn't need to spend time interviewing more users. We knew that our data's quality was enough to support our conclusions.

3. Survey internal and external stakeholders.

While a customer journey map is based heavily on customer feedback, this information only provides one side of the story. Sometimes, customers don't know how your team influences their experience and if you solely rely on their feedback, you might overlook an important factor that's impacting customer satisfaction . Therefore, it's important to interview internal stakeholders as well as external ones.

For our map, we hosted customer journey map workshops called, "Touchpoints." These were 90-minute sessions with employees from all over the organization that highlighted instances where HubSpot influenced customer experience. Any time employees generated a customer interaction via phone, email, or in-person, that moment was recorded and labeled a touchpoint. You can see how these meetings were set up in the image below.

This brought to light a variety of inconsistencies we had when communicating with customers. By bringing representatives from each department together, we addressed issues that affected the business as a whole and created a more consistent experience for our users.

4. Be aware of your bias.

One roadblock that played a larger role than expected was bias. We expected customers to tell us one thing when in reality, they would tell us something completely different. Or, they would be afraid to tell us the truth and potentially hurt our feelings. If we wanted our customer journey map to be accurate, we needed to implement safeguards that filtered out any influence we had on our customers' feedback.

To do this, we worked with our research team to create unbiased survey questions . They gave us a template of questions to ask and encouraged us to have conversations instead of conducting interviews. This created a more casual environment which made customers more likely to share both positive and negative feedback.

You can check out the template we used for interviews here .

5. Create buy-in.

If you want your map to be effective, your organization as a whole needs to be exposed to it and agree that it’s important. So, before you begin your work, you should get leadership from across your company to meet and discuss your project. This will create buy-in and demonstrate the significance of your customer journey map. 

For our map, we created a project management document that linked each team’s needs back to the customer journey map. This resource logged the desired outcome for each team and created an understanding that we may need time to gather all the information needed to fulfill their goals. 

Once the map was finished, it became immediately actionable. If we didn’t take this step beforehand, it would’ve just been a pretty picture to look at. 

6. Take your time.

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If you want to do it right, you're not going to put together a customer journey map overnight. It's going to take time to gather all of the information you need to truly understand the customer's perspective.

For us, it took about three months to set up customer interviews and we conducted one or two each week. We had to find users who not only met specific criteria in terms of NPS® and purchase history but also ones who would agree to meet and speak with us in person or over the phone.

Additionally, we had to find time to meet with our internal teams, which, at a growing company like HubSpot, is much easier said than done. Every team at HubSpot is working towards their quarterly goals, so to make our project stand out, we had to position it in a way that was relevant to our company as a whole. This removed pesky data silos and made our customer journey map seem more urgent and actionable to our coworkers.

7. Start with a simple adoption path.

For many businesses, the customer's journey isn't straightforward. Take HubSpot, for example, where customers can begin their relationship with us in a variety of ways. They can download our free tools and grow to be enterprise accounts or start with marketing features and add sales and customer service, or purchase all of our subscriptions together and reassess them over time. There's no "right" and "wrong" path, just some have more steps than others.

For our journey map, we chose an adoption path that was simple but touched as many products and services as possible. This gave us a baseline to work with and narrowed our focus down to one type of customer.

And, that's important to remember. Your customer journey map must be directed towards one customer persona. If you try to encompass your entire customer base , your map will either be too hard to follow or too vague to have value. Narrowing it down to one persona gives you a thorough depiction of that customer's experience.

8. Make more than one customer journey map.

Since your customer journey map should only target one type of customer, you'll likely need to create more than one map. But, this can be a tricky sell for stakeholders. After all, if you're spending all this time and effort to complete one, why should they invest in it for every buyer persona?

The key is to get started with one and then you'll get buy-in from the rest of your organization. Customer journey maps can be intimidating, especially when you need to do five of them to capture every persona at your business. But, once you start having these conversations with customers and employees, you uncover opportunities to optimize the customer experience. The map is simply a visual aid that showcases everything you've learned from all of your conversations.

9. Present your map.

A customer journey map benefits your entire business, so it should be shared with everyone once it's completed.

In our case, we wanted to share it with leaders across HubSpot. Since we didn't have quantitative data, we presented it by playing audio snippets from our customer interviews. These clips humanized problems that were highlighted on the map and connected our conclusions back to our customers' feedback. Once employees heard the feedback firsthand, the map felt much more relevant to our company's goals.

If you're excited to start this process at your business, learn how to create a customer journey map .

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Is Doing Multiple ‘Umrahs in One Trip Allowed?

Publication : 11-05-2012

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I wish to go for ‘Umrah, with my siblings, very soon. We will be flying from the UK, wearing Ihram before miqat near Jeddah airport. After doing our ‘Umrah, if we wish to do ‘Umrah for one or both of our deceased parents (one son does for one parent and the other for the second parent), which miqat will we go to, to do our intention for ‘Umrah on behalf of our parents? Do we also have to change our Ihrams for repeating the ‘Umrah for parents?

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Repetition of `Umrah in one journey

• Doing multiple ‘umrahs in one trip 

Praise be to Allah.

Repetition of `Umrah for the Muslim in one journey, either for himself or on behalf of someone else, is not from the Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) nor his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) nor was it from the guidance of the pious predecessors. The basic principle is that for each `Umrah there is a separate journey.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Zad al Ma'ad (2/ 89-90): 

“None of his (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) `Umrahs were performed by leaving Makkah as many people do today. Rather, all his `Umrahs were done while entering Makkah. He remained in Makkah for thirteen years after the revelation was first sent down and it has not been reported that he did `Umrah by leaving Makkah during that time.  

The `Umrah which the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed and prescribed was the `Umrah for one entering Makkah, not the the `Umrah of one who is already in Makkah, then leaves the “sanctuary” to return for an `Umrah. In his time, only `Aishah did this and it was due to a specific situation; that is, she had the intention of performing `Umrah, but her menses occurred. The Messenger of Allah ordered her to do the Hajj with `Umrah, and thus she performed Hajj Qiran (a type of Hajj where Hajj and `Umrah are done with one ihram). 

He informed her that the tawaf (circumambulation) around the House and walking between Safa and Marwah counted for both the Hajj and `Umrah. 

However, she felt somewhat upset that her friends (other women) would return having performed Hajj and `Umrah separately, as they performed Hajj Tamattu’ and did not menstruate during that time; whereas `Aishah performed Hajj Qiran and her `Umrah was included within her Hajj. 

The Messenger of Allah then ordered `Aishah’s brother to take her out to Tan’im, and return to Makkah in order to perform her `Umrah and to make her feel better. 

However, he did not perform `Umrah from at-Tan’im during that Hajj nor did anyone else who was with him.” 

Doing multiple ‘umrahs in one trip 

The majority of scholars have allowed one who performs `Umrah to perform another one during the same journey, especially if he is from outside Makkah and it is a long journey and difficult to return once more. In that case, he has to leave to the nearest place outside the “sanctuary” in order to get into ihram for the other `Umrah. 

Al-Bukhari (1215) and Muslim (1211) report from `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: “O Messenger of Allah, you did `Umrah and I did not. He said: O Abdur-Rahman, take your sister and make her perform the `Umrah from at-Tan’im . So he took her on his camel and she performed the `Umrah.” 

In another narration found in Bukhari and Muslim, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdur-Rahman: “Leave the sanctuary with your sister and let her intend `Umrah.” 

Al-Imam an-Nawawi said in his commentary on Sahih Muslim (8/ 210): 

“’Leave the sanctuary with your sister and let her intend `Umrah’ in this is evidence for what the scholars said: That one who is in Makkah and wants to perform `Umrah, then his miqat (boundary) for it is the closest area outside the sanctuary and it is not allowed for him to don the ihram within the sanctuary (haram). The scholars said: It is incumbent to leave the sanctuary so as to combine between the area outside the sanctuary and the sanctuary as the pilgrim does, for he stands in ‘Arafah (which is outside the sanctuary), then enters Makkah for the tawaf (circumambulation) and other acts. 

These are the details of the Shafi`i school of thought, and similar to this has been said by the majority of scholars: That it is necessary to leave to the closest area outside the sanctuary to don the ihram for `Umrah, and if he were to do so from within the sanctuary and not leave, a penalty (sacrifice) would be binding. ‘Ata said: There is nothing on him (i.e. no penalty). 

Malik said: It will not count until he leaves the sanctuary. Al-Qadhi ‘Iyad said: and Malik said: He must don the ihram from at-Tan’im specifically. They said: It is the miqat (boundary) for those performing `Umrah from Makkah. But this is an isolated and rejected opinion for the majority of scholars opine that all areas outside the sanctuary (in any direction) are equal; at-Tan’im is not specified.” 

Al-Imam Malik said in al-Muwatta (1/ 282): 

“As for `Umrah from at-Tan’im, then whoever wants to leave the sanctuary and don the ihram, then this is sufficient for him In sha Allah, but the virtue is to intend (`Umrah) from the boundary set by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) or from that which is further than at-Tan’im.” 

Al-Imam ash-Shafi`i said in al-Um (2/ 133): 

“The boundary for `Umrah for one who is in Makkah is the area outside the sanctuary, and it is better to don the ihram from Ji’irranah or at-Tan’im

Ibn Qudamah said in al-Mughni (3/ 246): 

“If the people of Makkah want to do `Umrah, then it must be from outside the sanctuary. But if they want to do Hajj, then it is from Makkah. The people of Makkah or those in Makkah are equal in that, whether they are travelers or residents because whoever crosses a boundary, that is a boundary for him and whoever is in Makkah then it is his miqat for Hajj. If he wants to do `Umrah, it must be from outside the sanctuary and we know of no difference of opinion in that. That is why the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ordered ‘Abdur-Rahman to make `Aishah do the `Umrah from at-Tan’im.” 

Sheikh ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ibn Baz was asked: If someone comes to Makkah for Hajj or `Umrah, then is it permissible for him after that to perform another `Umrah for himself or on behalf of another during the very same season he came in such that he leaves Makkah to at-Tan’im for ihram and then performs the `Umrah? 

He (may Allah have on him) responded: 

“There is no harm in that, all praise is for Allah, if he came for Hajj or `Umrah and performed them on his own behalf or on behalf of someone else and then wanted to perform another `Umrah for himself or on behalf of someone else. There is no problem in that, but one must go outside the sanctuary for it; he must go outside the sanctuary of Makkah, at-Tan’im or Ji’irranah or somewhere else and don the ihram from there, then enter (Makkah) and do the tawaf, walk between as-Safa and al-Marwah and shorten the hair . This is allowed whether it be for himself, a deceased relative or friend or one who is incapable, such as the elderly… there is no harm in that. ’Aishah did this upon the instruction of the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as she did `Umrah with the Prophet, then on the night of the 13th she took permission to do `Umrah and he permitted her, ordering ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (her brother) to take her to at-Tan’im and then perform `Umrah. This is considered a second `Umrah from within Makkah. 

So in conclusion, there is no harm in one performing `Umrah or Hajj for himself then performing `Umrah on behalf of someone else as it is also allowed to perform Hajj or `Umrah on someone else’s behalf then perform `Umrah for one’s own self. There is no harm in that.” 

Based on that, If you were to come from the UK and perform `Umrah for yourself, then you wanted to do `Umrah on behalf of your deceased father, you need to leave the sanctuary (and at-Tan’im is closest), don the ihram there and then return to Makkah to perform `Umrah on behalf of the deceased. 

It is not necessary to change the clothes of ihram which you used, but rather it is allowed for you to wear any permissible clothing of ihram. It is preferred that the ihram clothing be clean and white.

And Allah knows best.

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• Configure a Path Optimizer Test Activity
• Configure a Wait by Duration Activity
• Configure a Wait Until Date Activity
• Configure a Wait by Attribute Activity
• Configure a Wait Until Chat Response Activity
• Configure a Wait Until API Event Activity
• Configure a Wait Until Push Event Activity
• Configure a Wait Until In-App Engagement Activity
• Configure an Engagement Split
• Prioritization Example: Update the Abandoned Cart Journey
• Prioritization Example: Update the Reengagement Journey
• Use Restricted Values
• Copy a Decision Split Path
• Reorder Decision Split Paths
• Configure a Random Split
• Configure Einstein Scoring Splits
• Configure a Join Activity
• View Frequency Split Analytics
• Einstein Send Time Optimization Use Cases
• Use the Einstein Send Time Optimization Activity
• Create a Control Path with Random Send
• View Einstein STO Activity Analytics
• Use the Ad Audience Activity
• Advertising Campaign Activity
• Update Contact Activity Use Cases
• Configure the Sitecore Connect for SFMC Activity
• Create an Account Activity in Journey Builder
• Update an Account Activity in Journey Builder
• Create a Campaign Member Activity in Journey Builder
• Create a Contact Activity in Journey Builder
• Update a Contact Activity in Journey Builder
• Create a Convert Lead Activity
• Create an Object Record
• Update an Object Activity
• Create a Task Activity in Journey Builder
• Create a Choose Object Activity
• Add Contacts to a Campaign
• Update the Campaign Member Activity in Journey Builder
• Contact Activity
• Create a Case
• Opportunity
• Create or Update an Account
• Update Person Accounts
• Update Business Accounts
• Associate Cases and Tasks to Person Accounts
• Best Practices for Integration Activity Fields
• Sales and Service Cloud Activity Field Validation and Error Handling
• Journey Builder Sales and Service Cloud Best Practices
• Configure a Journey Test with a Data Extension
• Manage Journey Folders
• Copy a Marketing Cloud Engagement Journey
• Delete a Marketing Cloud Journey
• Create a Tag
• Tag a Journey
• Show and Hide Journey Builder Tips
• Validate a Journey in Journey Builder
• Create a Journey Version
• Stop a Journey
• Bulk Actions in Journey Builder
• Delete Drafts and Inactive Journeys
• Journey Analytics Dashboard
• Use the Journey Analytics Dashboard
• Journey Health
• View Journey Health Data
• The Versions Dashboard
• Status Key Reference
• View a Contact Path in a Journey
• View a Contact Path on the Journey History Dashboard
• View a Contact's Journey History in a Journey
• View a Contact’s History on the Journey History Dashboard
• View Recent Contacts by Activity
• Error Message Troubleshooting
• Prerequisites
• Create a Behavioral Trigger
• Edit a Behavioral Trigger
• Pause a Behavioral Trigger
• Resume a Behavioral Trigger
• Set Behavioral Trigger Session Timeout Limit
• Create a Behavior Trigger Email
• Behavioral Triggers Optional Features

Journey Settings

Choose the settings that determine when the contact enters a Marketing Cloud Engagement journey and which address Journey Builder uses to message that contact.

Journey Builder High-Throughput Sending (HTS)

When you apply HTS to your email activities, you could increase sending throughput by two times or more.

Contact Entry

Contact entry mode dictates when the contact is eligible to enter a journey. Journey Builder offers three entry options to define when contacts can enter a journey. To learn more, see Choose a Contact Entry Mode .

• Select Re-entry at any time if contacts can enter the journey multiple times before exiting. This setting admits the contact into the journey each time that contact meets filter criteria. For example, if you use a journey for a post-purchase engagement, you can allow contacts to enter the journey whenever they make a purchase. After you select this option and activate the journey, you can change the option to Re-entry only after exiting after creating another version
• Select Re-entry only after exiting if a contact must exit the journey before reentering it. This setting admits the contact into the journey when that contact meets filter criteria, if applicable. But the system doesn’t readmit that contact into the journey until after that contact exits the journey. After a contact exits the journey, the contact can enter again after meeting the filter criteria. For example, contacts can go through a journey multiple times but not concurrently, such as for a seasonal promotion or a yearly membership renewal. After you select this option and activate the journey, you can change the setting to Re-entry at any time by creating another version.

The system applies the Contact Entry setting at the journey level for each version of a journey.

Consider timing and how you want customers to enter the journey. Choose the best cadence for putting users into the journey, and consider re-entry criteria. For example, in a Welcome Journey, set your entry to No re-entry because you want your customers to be introduced to your brand only one time. Sometimes, contacts can go through a journey multiple times but not concurrently such as a seasonal promotion or a yearly membership renewal. In this case, use Re-entry only after exiting . Re-entry anytime allows the contact to enter the journey multiple times simultaneously. For example, if you use a journey for a post-purchase engagement, you can allow contacts to enter the journey whenever they make a purchase.

Default Email Address and Mobile Number

Define a default email address and mobile number for each contact before sending messages in a journey. Often, Marketing Cloud Engagement stores more than one email address or mobile number for a single contact. Use this feature to designate which address or number receives the message.

Before you set a default email address, configure the journey’s entry source. Setting up the entry source populates the entry source email attribute option.

Do you want your journey to always send to the email address associated with each contact, or can that email address change during the journey? If the email address can change, choose to identify and use an email attribute from Contacts. The same principles apply to the mobile number you select as default.

• Select Use email attribute from Contacts . If the email address can change, as in a journey with a long duration, choose to use the email attribute associated with Contacts.
• Select Use email attribute from Entry Source . If a contact’s email address is unlikely to change or a journey doesn’t allow re-entry, use the email for the contact at entry.

Considerations

• Many entry source data extensions include a single column with the EmailAddress data type. In this case, that column is identified as containing each contact’s default primary email address. You can change this setting.
• If more than one entry source data extension column has EmailAddress as its data type, Journey Builder prompts you to select one.
• When journey data from the entry source includes the email address that is used as default, set that email address as default by selecting Use email attribute from Entry Source .
• The email fields displayed when you choose Use email attribute from Contacts include only the fields present in a data extension marked as a Population or Synchronized Data Extension.
• If a default email address exists for contacts entering the journey, select Use email attribute from Contacts .
• To set the default mobile number to the priority 1 number stored in the contact record, select Use mobile attribute from Contacts .
• Transaction Key

To identify a contact entering a journey as unique, create a transaction key.

Transaction keys combine an ID value that Journey Builder generates with a unique contact attribute value to create a wholly unique identifier. All contact filters in the journey observe this unique identifier, including filters in the entry event and decision split activities. This identifier prevents contacts from following the unintended path when their ContactID still matches current entry or decision split criteria due to a previous transaction. The contact attributes available for creating a transaction key are ContactID and ContactKey. Transaction keys are commonly used when a journey's entry event is initiated via the API.

Google Analytics Integration

The Google Analytics 360 or Google Analytics Free integration tracks links in your journey emails and can track links by domain. If enabled for your account, Google Analytics tracking is available by default in all journeys.

• Choose a Contact Entry Mode Journey Builder observes Contact Entry mode at the journey level, and it persists for each version of a journey in Marketing Cloud Engagement. Contact entry mode dictates when a contact is eligible to enter a journey. Journey Builder offers three entry options to define when contacts can enter a journey.
• Enable or Disable Google Analytics The Google Analytics Free integration allows marketers with Journey Builder to apply automated tracking on email and SMS messages. Google Analytics users can also see reporting within Journey Builder that provides insights into how their customers are engaging with their messaging and web-based marketing. Marketing Cloud customers with the GA360 integration can also act on these insights by creating audiences in Google Analytics, then sending them to Marketing Cloud to use for remarketing.
• Journey Builder High-Throughput Sending Considerations You can enable HTS for an individual journey in Journey Settings. After you activate HTS in a journey, it can't be deactivated for that specific journey.

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